Chen Xingrong, 16, was diagnosed with autism (自闭症) when he was a baby. “We did not understand why such a thing would happen to us,” says Chen’s father Chen Xunhu. He _______ his job at a computer company and _______his full attention to the topic of autism. In 2012, C hen Xunhu learned that _______ could help people with autism _______ their physical fitness and growth. _______ . He spent months teaching his son to grasp the skill.

“Sadly, the efforts _______ in the first three months,” he recalls, after another three months, Chen Xingrong surprisingly learned to control his _______ under water, which significantly boosted the father’s _______ . “I used to plan all his exercises for him, but now it is all up to him. We _______ his choice.” In spite of all the hardships in life, Chen Xingrong ________ to become an outstanding swimmer, thanks to ________ training and the support of his parents, Last year, he won five ________ including a gold, at the eighth National Special Olympic Games.

In 2010, an autism - themed film, Ocean Heaven, ________ the big screen in China. It describes how a dying father attempts to teach his son to ________ without him. “My wife and I watched the film,” he says. “We ________uncontrollably because we could re son ate (产生共鸣) with the film’s ________ .”

Since then, helping his son learn basic life ________ has also been an important aim for the father. Thanks to his ________ , Chen Xingrong has learned to buy food in the market and do simple jobs at fast-food restaurants. “He is part of the community, and I hope he will live a ________ life in the future. There is ________ that we want more than that, “says Chen Xunhu.

While standing in an airport security line recently, I got to witness first-hand what being the parent of a young adult really means.

A young woman of college age was in the line before me with her____loaded heavily. She was talking to her father who was standing a few feet away. “Dad, I____I'll call as soon as I get to Rome,” she said. He nodded nervously, and like any dad about to send their little girl across the ocean, ____wanted reassurance. “OK,” he said. And rocking backwards and forwards anxiously he continued, “But don't____! And your phone should work as soon as you____,but if it doesn't...”

Before he could finish, she____, “Dad, it will work! And if it doesn't, I'll call you with Laura's phone. I'll be____!”

He____agreeably, and I knew that when he looked at her, he didn't see a____woman about to start a great adventure. He saw a little girl taking her first nervous____on the school bus. It was time to be just as brave with this____as it was when she started school.

“Well, Dad. I'm off!” she____proudly as she loaded her belongings onto the X-ray belt. Then she walked to____them from the other side. And she____looked back at her dad again. However, I did. There he stood with____eyes. “Be brave," he must have been telling himself, as his____bank replaced his grown daughter with his little girl for a few more seconds. Then he____and walked away.

I____that young lady to her gate, and then watched her____a seat and wait for her plane to Rome. What a lucky young woman to have such a____father!

I would like to send a huge shout out Valerie,a manager at Home Depot.I together with my son-a boy with special needs,came in to _______up a refrigerator box that she _______for me. I was _______to use it to build a police car for Halloween around my son’s wheelchair.When I explained the _______to Valerie,she did not _______to offer help.After getting the box,Valerie started to _______down to cut the box for me. My son was happy to _______her and they got along well with each other in doing the work.

After we got the box loaded,Valerie helped us brainstorm and find the other _______ we would need.Then as we neared the checkout,she had the entire order _______. I tried to refuse but she just said that it would bless her ________.My disabled son may not have understood anything ________that Valerie was kind and patient with him,but I really appreciated this huge act of ________.The biggest blessing for me was the way she ________my son and the way he responded to her.

Thanks to Valerie,Home Depot was also ________their Saturday craft work-shops(手工艺作坊)into my son’s school.This way,our special kids could have ________ to a wonderful environment,where they could make their own crafts! Almost all kids in the class were ________ at the activities,which made them feel the value of themselves.It turned out to be ________with all of them at last.

I think one of the most ________things that special-needs parents need to understand is that it's OK to let other people in.Sometimes it's hard to accept others’________,but when you refuse it,you ________stand in the way of letting other people bless you and in turn that blesses them.