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"Please let my son be normal!" “请让我的儿子恢复正常吧！” I was a young Father. 那时我初为人父 My first born son had been diagnosed with Autism two years earlier. 两年前，我的第一个儿子被诊断出患有自闭症 His speech wasn't developing right. 他的表达能力没有按照正常的规律发育 He had many repetitive behaviors. 他有很多刻板重复的行为 Often he would cry for a long time for no reason. 时常他会无缘无故的大哭很久 My daughter 而我的女儿 who had been born two years after him 比他晚两年出生 was developing normally, 发育却很正常 out-pacing her brother. 发育水平已经超过了她的哥哥 My wife had been content with just the two of them 我的妻子对这两个孩子感到心满意足 but I'd wanted another son. 但我一直想要再生一个儿子 I wanted a normal son. 我想要一个正常的儿子 My ego wanted a son who would be just like me 我卑劣的希望有一个儿子，他和我一样 and carry on the family name. 能够延续香火 The doctors at the time had assured us that | 
