autism

I wanted to blog on this.... but I think this mom just says it all. As you will find from the rest of my blogs, I am a PROUD mother of an Autistic child. Proud of who she is WITH her Autism. She's amazing and if all I ever do in my life is be her mom, it'll be enough.  Read More »

I babysit two autistic boys when their parents need a break, which is often. Jacob is 13 and reasonably functional, although quite stubborn. Someone who doesn't understand would probably assume he was extremely spoiled. Josh, severely autistic, is about my age. When I was first asked to babysit, I admit, I was nervous. I knew little about autism or the people behind it.  Read More »

So I have been a member here for almost three days. I have heard more Autism here than I have heard in my whole life. Then, I heard about it on the news. So I heard a few of the symptoms. I got a little nervous I thought hey maybe I am autistic. I am a little weird. The fact that I am a brat does not help. So I did some online searching and I thought I should share.  Read More »

Okay, so a friend of mine is taking a Phsycology class at our school, and yesterday they got on the topic of "should you abort a child if you know that it's going to be autistic?" Now, I'm not in that class, so I wasn't able to weigh in my opinion...so here it is.  Read More »

Today, as I was blogging, my brother walked in. He didn't say anything, he just sat down and watched me type. He looked at me in a way that words can't describe. I was looking into his eyes at what was in his soul.  Read More »

My cousin is autistic. When she was diagnosed eleven years ago, she was a beautiful two year old with ringlets and dimples that could melt even the hardest of hearts. Not many really knew what autism was and looked at us oddly when we would attempt to explain. Fast-forward a decade and Tabitha is a mercurial 13 year old. And everyone has heard at least a little about autism. It's amazing what changes a single decade can bring.  Read More »