Just came back from the bookstore and picked up the sixth volume of With the Light. It's a manga that deals with autistic children and the struggles they encounter in everyday life. For those of you that know me personally, this is not a manga I would normally think to pick up. For me, this manga really hit home, mainly because I am autistic. If you don't know what autism is, I strongly urge you to look it up. Autistic people have a very hard, if not impossible, time coping with everyday situations. Autism manifests itself very differently in every person, so regular people don't know how to interact with us. We are subject to heartless, insensitive remarks and the consistent thought that we are lazy or improperly raised by the parents that try so desperately to understand us. Not only does With the Light give a proper perspective on what it like to be autistic, but it sheds light on the parents' personal struggle with their childrens' disability. It is an absolutely amazing manga, and I do wish that someone will complete it, as the mangaka died last year T^T.

~Lumi