Yes. This. We celebrate all the milestones and the progress Jonah has made…

But it’s not been all “sunshine and rainbows.” We still have to deal with the harder realities of autism. Jonah can still have huge meltdowns that last hours at a time. Anything has the potential of setting him off. Also, there is always a very real chance of developmental regression. But we have learned to accept it. We have learned to accept Jonah’s autism. All of it.

One comment that I get a lot is “I don’t know how you guys do it.”
To that, I say, “This is just our journey. Our mountain to climb. Some people’s mountains will be steeper than others. Some will be easier. And that’s fine.”

Our family has had to just learn to adapt to a “new” level of “normal.”

Love this From H2Au: the stuff of our life

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