Chiropractor

While we were at the Autism Speaks Walk Now For Autism in Minneapolis this year, Ryan saw a booth that had a model of a spine on it. He asked to go see the bones, so we went to check it out. The booth was that of a Neurological Chiropractor. Ryan asked the doctor about the bones and he squatted down to Ryan's level and began to explain to Ryan what the spine is, what it does etc. The model had nerves sticking out of it and the doc was holding them and telling Ryan what they did.
Doctor: Do you know what this nerve does? (which made laugh...) It helps to control your lungs. Do you know what your lungs do?
Ryan: They help you to breathe.
Doctor: That's right! Do you know what this nerve does?
Ryan: No.
Doctor: This one helps control your heart.
Me: Ryan, it helps your heart to beat.
Ryan: And it helps you to love.

The doctor and I looked at eachother and smiled and laughed. I had tears in my eyes and I said "yes, Ryan that's true" and the doctor (after being speechless for a moment) said "that's right, buddy, that's right." Then he said that he was going to use that with his patients.
These are the moments that I cherish about Autism. The pure innocence. The untainted thought process. Ryan knows that your heart helps you to love. It only makes sense. And I know my heart was overflowing with love that day.