Children on the bridge is a dramatic story of a journey through the world of autism in South Africa, but it is also a personal and very real account that offers insight into the experiences of someone touched by this complex and unpredictable disorder. Autism has recently become extremely topical in the media. Autism South Africa estimates that 1 in 165 children may be affected by some degree with autism although very little ahs been published that relates specifically to autism in South Africa and there are many parents who have nowhere to turn when their children are diagnosed. This story provides a way across the bridge between our world and that of the people and families affected by autism, and helps us to identify and respect the differences between the ways our different brains work.