On many Sundays, Corey Hatfield sent her family ahead into church while she lingered outside with her autistic son, Grayson – trying to decide if he would scream or run the second they entered the sanctuary.
Approaching the chalice during Holy Communion was another challenge.
“Some Sundays, I drew near with Grayson in a headlock, my hand clamped tightly over his mouth to silence his steady stream of…