Frankly, my level of ignorance was embarrassing.
Now, a little more than 2 years after Jojo’s diagnosis, I’ve finally come to a
better understanding.Sure, I’ve met plenty of people on a similar journey as us, but I really don’t KNOW what life is like for them.
I don’t understand “Autism” in general because no 2 people are exactly the same, and it’s a HUGE spectrum.
I AM an EXPERT in my child.
And if he has traits that may be considered part of the Autism Spectrum, then I guess I am an expert in OUR shade of the spectrum.
Because Autism is a part of him. And I know and love everything about him.
Everything that makes my child uniquely himself is precious.
EVERYTHING.
I would have it no other way.
I love this from Walking With Drake
Drake was about six months old when my motherly instinct told me that he was not developing like other children. As time went on, and before I uttered a word to anyone else, I realized he was autistic. That
year of knowing but not really speaking to anyone about it was hell. I knew absolutely nothing about autism. I was scared.I literally researched for months to better understand autism. I’ll admit, the research left me feeling doom and gloom. It wasn’t until I started searching for pages on FB that I started to see a glimmer of hope. By that time, Drake had been diagnosed a couple of months and I was in a whirlwind of therapy appointments, referrals, and insurance paperwork. … More