She's embarking on an unforseen journey, my new friend. To her and others fresh to parenting a child with autism, I share from my experience that began nearly a decade and a half:

Knowing in your heart of hearts

that all will be well.

All IS well

…though perhaps a bit too cloudy

   to detect in the

Present Moment…

that

shred

of

buried

Peace

in

the depth

of

your

Soul

is

Wisdom.

More than gold

this knowing will sustain your spirit.

Listen. 

(I believe the Grief experience is universal. So this knowing…this knowing applies to all of Life challenges.  IGBOK.