quote:Originally posted by Dave Allen:
We have a family with an autistic son come to our club, he loves the trains. I gave them an O gauge set make up with a Beep and some old hoppers. The club is also building him an HO layout. The parents must have a very difficult time, it reminds me how lucky most of us are.
How right you are. My cousin had Cerebral palsy and he struggles to this day.
I volunteer with my Ham radio equipment for the Special Olympics not because I have a handicapped child but because I don't .How we take the simple things for granted.
David