As the mother of a child with disabilities, I was immediately thrust into the challenge every parent must face at some point: meeting the needs of your child when it is at great cost to yourself. Perhaps the very measure of love is what and how much we are willing to sacrifice. Although parenting someone with Autism is particular, the primal drive to do the best for one’s child is universal. Fly Away tells this story.

FLY AWAY is a personal film, derived from experience. As I have journeyed with other parents of children with special needs, I’ve witnessed great pain and extraordinary passion. I’ve also watched parents unable to place their children in full time therapeutic residences, when it was clearly needed. While such placement is not best for all or even most children on the spectrum, it’s tragic when parents are too plagued with fear and guilt to make the choice when it is. If Fly Away eases the pain of even one parent’s torturous decision, or if it expands the heart of even one person untouched by Autism to accept our children and appreciate our struggles, it will have been well worth making. The authenticity of our story will provide insight and hope. Truth often does.