Preston is now in MN with grandparents and seems better. He told me he rode in the plane with his worn out ratty "blankie" over his head (his way of coping with a stressfull situation). I have decided to try to see what I can do on the legal end of getting visitation and travel arrangements modified so that he will not have to travel alone in the future. The visitation arrangements were made in 2002 and before Preston was diagnosed with autism so there is a good reason to reexamine the judgment and modify if that is within Preston's best interests which i am quite sure the court will see that. Surely there is something out there where this has happened before. I try to google similar situations but it has turned up nothing so far. Also, about the American Airlines allowing my son to fly even though I had a signed letter from Preston's pediatrician advising him not to fly alone, I feel that was irresponsible and grounds to look into some policy changes concerning special needs children. I know Preston's dad failed to tell them he was autistic, but I did tell them Prior to his flying of his special needs and the Dr's note. I am bothered that an airline would allow that to happen. For now, Preston is well and calls me about 8 to 10 times a day with the first words being "How many more days Mom?". Preston can talk but not well enough to express everything he is feeling. He has made big strides in progress, but he is still and perhaps will always be challenged in that area. It' s okay, I love him anyway.