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wrenken

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33. I have Autism.

Wed May 1, 2013, 11:00 PM

May 2013

I had it in high school too. I was bullied all the time because I was different. Maddie is amazing. She is a wonderful human being.

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My autistic nephew Jon, and his awesome prom date Maddie. [View all] Arger68 May 2013 OP

What a beautiful young woman. dawg May 2013 #1

Beautiful inside and out. n/t BeeBee May 2013 #62

They are an awesome couple! CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2

What a cool story, Arger68! Suich May 2013 #3

OK WHO is Jon reminding me of??? Skittles May 2013 #4

Don't know who you're thinking of Summer Hathaway May 2013 #6

I think he looks a bit like Stephen Hawking. sarge43 May 2013 #44

he does have that fiercly intelligent Hawking look Skittles May 2013 #71

Yes she is. sarge43 May 2013 #88

Thanks for sharing this. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #5

What a sweet girl and what a wonderful mercymechap May 2013 #7

Beaut. n/t MerryBlooms May 2013 #8

A very charming couple. Arctic Dave May 2013 #9

Beautiful dress, Maddie! chollybocker May 2013 #10

Yes, a very cool dress, and an uplifting story. Made my day. anneboleyn May 2013 #32

This is wonderful for the reasons he listed siligut May 2013 #11

How can anyone not love this? K&R! nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #12

Beautiful! Hulk May 2013 #13

They both look great. (nt) enough May 2013 #14

Dear Maddie TNNurse May 2013 #15

Cool. That is all (nt). DirkGently May 2013 #16

wouldn't it be nice if we could all be like Maddie mamayo May 2013 #17

That is so beautiful. My heart just got three sizes bigger. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #18

I'm a little verklempt right now. AAO May 2013 #19

Thanks for sharing, but... BeatleBoot May 2013 #20

Aw, to be young again. liberalmuse May 2013 #21

Thanks for telling us about this - makes us feel good rurallib May 2013 #22

Beautiful couple - beautiful story. Marie Marie May 2013 #23

What a cute couple! Cracklin Charlie May 2013 #24

A truly beautiful spring time miracle.. ReRe May 2013 #25

Lucky guy! Hope he had fun(and lots of it!). n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #26

Arger68 Diclotican May 2013 #27

Knowing that there are people like her Ilsa May 2013 #28

Thank you ... El Fuego May 2013 #29

This is wonderful :) LeftInTX May 2013 #30

Wow! What a small world! PennsylvaniaMatt May 2013 #31

I saw it too! nt emmadoggy May 2013 #85

I have Autism. wrenken May 2013 #33

I'm sorry those lowlifes treated you like that freeplessinseattle May 2013 #45

welcome to DU! renate May 2013 #68

Welcome to the Democratic Underground! CountAllVotes May 2013 #87

re:My autistic nephew Jon, and his awesome prom date Maddie. allan01 May 2013 #34

This is lovely. FourScore May 2013 #35

I also have an autistic son RainDog May 2013 #36

My late brother was "autistic" CountAllVotes May 2013 #75

sweet! RainDog May 2013 #80

I saw this yesterday Wheezy May 2013 #37

Maddie will do well in life. She is on the right track. JDPriestly May 2013 #38

I had shared this the other day. FedUpWithIt All May 2013 #39

what a thoughtful young woman. impressed. did your nephew enjoy the prom? HiPointDem May 2013 #40

What a couple! Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #41

Thank you for sharing this mythology May 2013 #42

Awesome! lillypaddle May 2013 #43

When I grow up leftynyc May 2013 #46

SO heartwarming-thank you for sharing! nt babylonsister May 2013 #47

What a sweet girl and a handsome young man. Triana May 2013 #48

Wow, thank you so much Arger68 May 2013 #49

She looks lovely in that dress Shrek May 2013 #50

K&R abelenkpe May 2013 #51

I'm sorry, Arger, I was sleepy last night Ilsa May 2013 #52

We need more girls in the world like Maddie! Thanks Maddie. Auntie Bush May 2013 #53

Wow. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #54

With the right hair he could be Lyle Lovett! Dustlawyer May 2013 #55

Awww. K&R for the sweet couple. myrna minx May 2013 #56

Maddie, you are awesome! Denis 11 May 2013 #57

Beautiful inside and out! JNelson6563 May 2013 #58

Another pic, shows her dress much better! Arger68 May 2013 #59

beautiful..nt xiamiam May 2013 #60

Maddie has already made a difference in alsame May 2013 #61

Thank you for this beautiful story. I love orange, too. Demoiselle May 2013 #63

Crap. I knew I shouldn't have clicked on this. Now I'm a mess. SunSeeker May 2013 #64

Every now and then I read something that gives me hope for the human race. 11 Bravo May 2013 #65

What a lovely girl! Robyn66 May 2013 #66

omg her dress!!!!!!!!! Heather MC May 2013 #67

What a wonderful young lady. Still Blue in PDX May 2013 #69

Great photo and great post...knr joeybee12 May 2013 #70

That's awesome. Have you seen this? It made its way around Facebook: Arugula Latte May 2013 #72

Lovely! WoodyD May 2013 #73

Aw hell now you made me cry MadrasT May 2013 #74

K&R MotherPetrie May 2013 #76

I saw this on Facebook a couple days ago. Common Sense Party May 2013 #77

Just getting around to this post----an I'm all weepy. virgogal May 2013 #78

Very nice malaise May 2013 #79

This is awesome! bigwillq May 2013 #81

Great story! redwitch May 2013 #82

What a lovely story! Thank you. smirkymonkey May 2013 #83

Bless her, such a big heart is so appreciated. She gives me hope. Butterbean May 2013 #84

And my guess is GeoWilliam750 May 2013 #86