What it boils down to is that parenting a child with autism is a difficult job; writing about it is far easier.
Elizabeth MoonIt may be far in the future, but there's some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where the science fiction is.
Elizabeth MoonBut in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world.
Elizabeth Moon