I know that this is not your problem, but he is my whole world and I can’t express how grateful I am to you for your help in keeping him safe.

I'm willing to try almost anything to help him. And today, we tried eating poison.

1. OT’s understand the parents and do not think we are crazy.

The term ‘highly sensitive’ meant nothing to me six years ago, back when I was the bewildered mother of a three-year-old boy who seemed unable to tolerate the world around him.

It could have turned out differently I suppose, if I’d allowed myself a companion as I ran the rare disease gauntlet with my son.