A Journey into the World of Autism

On weekends, Daniel visits with his biological mother Constance in San Antonio. Though she loves her son, Constance struggles to provide care for him and has reconciled herself to his life with a caregiver.
Eli Meir Kaplan

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On weekends, Daniel visits his biological mother Constance in San Antonio. Though she loves her son, Constance (who clips her son's nails in this photo) struggles with his autism and has reconciled herself to his life with a caregiver, though it means he must live in a different city. She hopes that someday he will return to live with her.

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