My little angel is a sweet adorable eight year old boy.  He's the light of my life, and his birth was a true miracle.  I was diagnosed as infertile, and was told that I could not possibly conceive a child without the aid of infertility drugs and treatments.  I turned down all treatments, yet I found myself with child a few months later.

Nathan is a beautiful, happy child, that fills our life with joy.  Several months ago, he was diagnosed with Autism (specifically Asperger Syndrome, which is a high functioning form of Autism).  He is very bright, very talented, and always smiling, and he is my little angel. 

He gets into trouble a lot, at school and at daycare.  The people he deals with in these places don't always see the angel that I do.  The autism can make him so hypersensitive to his environment, that he sometimes becomes overloaded, and he tantrums.  Yet, as soon as that tantrum has passed, he becomes that sweet, adorable little boy again. 

It is difficult for me to be apart from Nathan.  When he is in school or daycare, I am often worried that he might face something overwhelming, and it pains me.  How others treat him, when this happens, isn't always kind.  He is also a target for bullies.

I often keep pictures or jewelry with me, to feel as if he is close.  I wear an Autism Awareness bracelet or pin, and I have photos on my desk and on my computer at work.

I would like to design an angel pin to represent the angel that I have been blessed with.  One that has a puzzle piece (a universal symbol of Autism, and representative of the puzzling nature of the disorder), to also help raise Autism Awareness.