To the outsider or newcomer there is often an overwhelming recognition and awareness of the distorted nature of severely or profoundly challenged children's bodies; they are fragile, often disfigured. At times, there is a sense of being near a tortured or neglected soul.
The insider, however, does not have the same sense or recognition; their eyes see only life and beauty. The distorted or tortured soul does not prevail in the insider's thinking or view of reality; reality is much different for the insider. They recognize personality and unique individual traits; the appearance of a distorted physical nature does not fog their view of the human soul reaching out and communicating with them.
The relationships are built on trust and a mutual understanding of the purity and essence of life. A crooked and misshapen spine does not define a soul. An absence of voice or words does not limit the ability to love, communicate, or participate in living.
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