Thanks for your response, Alex. My fear was centered mostly around being an older parent (I was 36 when I had Nomi) and you worry that if your child will forever need assistance and cannot live on their own, you might not be around. However, one thing I've noticed about high-functioning autistic people is that they own their condition and they are more than capable of living on their own, not to mention I find myself able to communicate quite well with them because they're very open about what others may perceive as "shortcomings" and try to hide. I mean, I also have a problem of late with how the media has portrayed autistic individuals.

Nomi hasn't been much of a reader, as she loves more graphic novels and mangas, but I will tell her about them, she just may be into reading them. I would love to read your stories, as I write sci-fi, as well. I look forward to checking them out.