Bridging different worlds from "summary" of The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
"Bridging different worlds" is a concept that is central to the journey my family embarked upon as we sought to help our son, Rowan, who has autism. We found ourselves navigating the divide between the neurotypical world and the world of autism, a chasm that often feels insurmountable. Each world has its own rules, its own language, its own expectations - and they don't always align. In the neurotypical world, communication is largely verbal, social interactions follow certain norms, and there is a premium placed on conformity and compliance. In the world of autism, communication can be nonverbal or atypical, social interactions can be challenging, and there is a resistance to conformity that can be both beautiful and bewildering. The two worlds seem to operate on different frequencies, making it difficult for someone like Rowan, who straddles both, to find his place. Our journey involved literal bridging as well. We traveled to Mongolia, a land far removed from our urban life in Texas, in search of healing for Rowan. In Mongolia, we encountered a culture that has a fundamentally different relationship with autism. Rather than seeing it as a deficit to be corrected or a problem to be solved, the Mongolians view autism as a gift, a s...
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