Living with Autism

I live with an autistic child. You can look at what you are missing or what you think your child should be like. Life is different with a special child, it is very hard some time. You will need lot of support from your family and friends. Your family will need to understand that your nucular family will not be able to do stuff, that you normally would do because of your child. My son is very very autistic, non verbal and a very slow learner.

Read about autisam, and try to understand that your child feels like an alien on this planet. Understanding their needs helps you plan to make your life that much less stressfull. My son has shown me lot of things I take for grated. I first time he kissed me, he was four and a half, I didn’t ask for the kiss. It was five Am in the morning and he was bouncing on the couch, he jumped of and kissed me on the check. They say the small and simple things in the world are the best, I felt like I had won the LOTTERY!! You get little nugets like that and all the early mornings and him not eating are worth everything.

You have to work extra hard at communicating with your partner, and be the first one to say sorry. Don’t be scared to ask for help and you will have to fight for alot of stuff for you and your child to have a life were you can cope. I would not change my son, what I mean is if an Alien had a way to redirect his brain to make him ( normal) I would say no, cos it would not be him with out his Autism The fun I have with him, my partner will be working and I have the day off so I will take him to a theme park for the day. Great fun. He loves it and I like going on the rides to. People will look at you and say stuff but who cares what they say or do. As long as I know I have done my best to help my boy and live in the moment of life then, to me life is great and I’m gratful that I have a child that is well and happy.