conuly

Exactly. I hate leaving generic comments because it feels very here's-a-greeting-card-I-grabbed-off-the shelf-at-the-last-minute, but at the same time, radio silence is often interpreted as lack of interest or--worse--tacit disapproval. There's also the fact that I appreciate such comments when I get them, so it's weird.

(I have a similar problem in re: donations. When I'm short on funds, I tend not to give anything because $5 is not even close to enough! But somehow $0 is? Brains are stupid sometimes.)

I have noticed that now, whenever someone mentions autism, my immediate reaction is to scan my memories to determine whether I have told them about how awful Autism Speaks is yet. You probably get asked this all the time, but is there an organization out there you'd recommend instead? This is one of those things that are not so easy to google.