The Gift of Autism | Melinda Edwards | TEDxCharleston

[Applause] I was in the grocery store when suddenly I realized that my four-year-old daughter had disappeared. I ran through the store in a panic, scanning the aisles. Sachi, Sachi, Sachi. Then near the cash registers, I spotted her brown curly hair and her bright pink blouse and felt a wave of relief. Relief that quickly turned to utter mortification. My daughter had her hands in a stranger's pockets and she had a smile on her face. I'm the mother of an autistic child. We've had countless moments like this ...