An advocate for autistic children and their families

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/10/07/top-10-dr-wendy-ross.cnn.html



I like this story because its not about saving a life, it's about bettering a life. Which can feel like the same thing.

Dr. Wendy Ross was chosen by CNN as a hero because she has committed her life to her autistic patients and their families, in order to make sure that those children get the same experiences as other children. Experiences as simple as going to the park or a baseball game or a grocery store. Things that most families would take for granted.

I love that she took it upon herself to train an entire MLB franchise-worth of employees on how to deal with autistic individuals. To me, that seems an enormous undertaking. One, as it turns out, that was more than worth it in the end.