My daughter Veronica, having autism, has a special aide in school. The aide would write a daily report and send it home in Veronica's backpack. I was appalled when I saw her write things such as "Veronica done good today", or "she don't like it".

One day, I happened to be with this aide and her daughter. I corrected her daughter's grammer at one point, and suddenly wondered if I ought to have... I explained to the young lady that people judge you by your language, and that it's better to speak correctly. Her mother, completely deadpan, agreed heartily. I said nothing, feeling it not an appropriate time to point anything out. Can you imagine? I had to keep from laughing. Margo