Shining a light on unacknowledged grief | Dr. Saba Syed | TEDxGreenhouse Road

[Applause] I'm sitting at a conference table at my son's school surrounded by half a dozen professionals. The licensed school psychologist has just said the words, "Your son meets the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder." I feel like the air has been sucked out of the room. My heart pounds, my hands tremble, and I sense a deep, deafening silence inside of me.All I can think about is my son's name, Yaser. I spent hours researching and picking out his name. Yaser means ease, comfort, and wealth.A ...