Absolutely. [Stories About Autism]
When Jude was first diagnosed I had no real clue what that 6 letter word actually meant…
I definitely had no idea just how vast the spectrum is, or how unique each autistic individual is within it.
I assumed that if you took 2 people with an autism diagnosis, they would have a lot in common. Have the same challenges, respond well to the same therapies.
I couldn’t have been more wrong, and my two boys are a daily reminder of just how mistaken I was.
As the years have gone by and I’ve spoken with more and more families, met more and more autistic kids and adults, it’s clear that no two stories are the same.
Yet whilst our stories may be different, there’s still… More