A few weeks ago, during one of my Autism Google-a-thons, I came across a trailer for the documentary, Beautiful Son. As soon as I watched the preview, I was dying to see the documentary in its entirety. I searched Netflix to see if I could rent it. Nope. Searched the public library’s catalog to see if I could check it out. Nope. So I bit the bullet and bought a copy online from the film’s website. It was well worth it!
Don and Julianna King did a wonderful job telling the story of their beautiful son, Beau along with what so many of us in the Autism community have experienced and seen in our own children first hand. Watching home video from the first years of their son Beau’s life was like reliving Aidan’s first two years. I could relate to their experience 100% and it made me want to take everyone in Aidan’s life and say, “I need you to watch this documentary. This is what happened to us, and this is what we are up against.”
Beautiful Son helped me heal a piece of my heart that was broken the day we received Aidan’s diagnosis. I can’t put it into words, but something about the way the King’s delivered their own story alongside so many others made me feel at peace. It was the first time that I could breathe without feeling like I might drown. It was the first time I was able to look at our situation and honestly say that even if Aidan never loses his Autism diagnosis, it’s ok. I know that our family is giving the fight of our lives like so many others, and Aidan will have the best possible life he can have. I wish more people knew about this movie! I plan to share it with all of my warrior friends!
http://beautifulson.com/
