Tonight I woke up in the middle of the night with a tidalwave of ideas and a clarity of what I want and need to do. I am a stay home mom of four beautiful children - one of whom has autism. I've been trying desperately to stay at home.
My son with autism is nearly 10 years old. We discovered he had autism at age 2, when he stopped responding to his name. First we had his hearing checked since as a baby he seemed perfectly normal to us. Then I discovered the world of Autism and a whole new perspective of life with a child with Autism - something most people never expect. I was completely devestated and scared. When you discover something is wrong with your child you're willing to do anything, but with Autism it's a million times more difficult because no one can really tell you what to do. You feel completely alone and oftentimes hopeless. I want you to know that there is hope. You won't always feel that way. You will find beauty in life again and hope for your child.
I am creating this blog to help inspire hope in others with what I've learned and to learn from others what they know so I can better help my son. For years I have felt guilty when I hear of other parents of Autism and how they provide expensive therapies for their children. I've never been able to provide that and hoped that my strong love for my son and my endless prayers would be enough. This blog will share happy moments, horror stories, experiments, current medical study results in understandable language, recipes, spiritual insights and a great opportunity to network and learn from each other.
Life is really beautiful! My son with Autism has taught me so much. I often wish the whole world could be more like him. He is the sweetest and kindest little boy.
I'm so lucky and grateful to be his mom.
I'm real excited to share more and create a great network of knowledge and friends!
If you're feeling alone, let's be alone in this together.
It's going to be lovely to hear more about what's going on with you. I've been blogging for going on 4 years now and it is such a great way to reach others and to keep things in perspective as a stay at home Mom. It's tough to try and hold things together day in and day out, and you have more to think about than most. I have such a cute picture of Leia, and your older two (I won't mention their names in case that makes you uncomfortable) in the tub that I look at from time to time. I remember those days in Virginia with a lot of fondness. You were one of my first friends after moving to America and leaving all my family behind. Enjoy blogging!
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you. I think I remember that picture. I'll have to check out your blog. I remember when you first came. You guys were good friends.
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