Pure Joy, originally uploaded by cheryl.
There are times when I think that people with autism know more joy than the rest of us - simply because they do not care in the least what anyone else thinks or what anyone else expects. Sawyer's smile, when he swings, is one of those things. It is pure, simple joy. He loves it. All of it. Being outside. The motion. The twisting. The freefall. He simply loves it. And he couldn't care less what anyone else is doing or thinking about in this moment. Because this moment is his to simply enjoy.