This summer I observed a special needs classroom with children from all over the autistic spectrum. It was such a humbling experience and I will never forget it. There was a child in the class who had been involved in an incident a week prior that, when told to me, blew me away. The child had seen one of the female children trying to take her pants off, and he immediately went up to her and made motions suggesting a sexual encounter. Mind you, he was seven years old. The mother was single and refused to talk to any of the staff at school after the incident was brought up. It made me feel terribly for the child, who did not know he was doing anything wrong, as well as the mother, who clearly was not prepared to make lifestyle changes conducive of getting her son the best help he could get. I told myself that if I could become involved in the effort to educate the populace, find progressive and more effective treatment options and support for families with an autistic member, then perhaps I could contribute to the reduction of such instances as I was told about in that classroom.