Beyond the Limits of Reality

It is no surprise to many, most, of you that I have a child, our Faith, who has Asperger's Syndrome, which is on the Autism Spectrum.  This is something that effects our daily lives in so many ways.  Lights are loud.  Clothing makes her skin crawl.  Pencils can hurt her fingers.  Emotions are high, or seemingly not there.  Reactions can turn into overreactions quickly, suddenly.

There are also the positive sides.  She sees everything in a different way, from a different perspective, which, when she shares it with us, adds depth and richness to our lives.  She has abundant energy, and a very active, creative imagination.  She is not seemingly limited to reality, to the boundaries of time and space as she dreams impossible dreams, creates, imagines.

Today at lunch the kids were playing Rhyme Time, which is a rhyming game where one says a word and the others name rhymes.  David started.
"Space"
"Face"
"Race"
"Place"

Faith went next.
"Rice"
"Ice"
"Nice"
"Spoon"  (The three year old can only get so many correct.)

Angel, smirking, took her turn.
"Orange"
Silence, then Isaac bursts out with "Nothing rhymes with orange!"

Faith chimed in, "That's not true!  I can think of a dozen words that rhyme with orange!"

Angel asked, "Real words, with meanings?"

"Sure," replied Faith.

"In English?" asked Angel.

"Well, if you have to place those kinds of limits on it, then no," replied Faith.

And now, for the past half hour we have heard nothing but words that rhyme with orange.  And what they could possibly mean.  In a made up language.  That she alone hears and understands.  For a world she alone sees.  One that is not limited to the plausible, but to the possible, even the impossible.  On most days, despite our struggles, I wish for a glimpse.  Just tiny peek into that world.  Surely it is amazing, beautiful, beyond description, full of wonder.  A world that pushes, even bends, the limits of reality. 

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"It seems to me there's so much more to the world than the average eye is allowed to see. I believe, if you look hard, there are more wonders in this universe than you could ever have dreamt of. " 
~ Vincent

"I've seen many things, my friend. But you're right. Nothing's quite as wonderful as the things you see." ~ The Doctor