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I’ve been drawing pictures since when I was 5 years old so as a young man with Aspergers & a learning disability I always have to keep reminding my self that God made me this way. He made me an artist with Autism for a very special reason because God Has a VERY special plan […]
AUTISTIC IS WHAT I AM (Diagnosed with Autism) She doesn’t look autistic. What does autism look like anyway? It looks like me and the kids in my classroom, the little boy in the playground. You can’t see it right away until you stand in a room with autism. “It is part of her.” “It is […]
“Autism doesn’t come with an instruction guide. It comes with a family who will never give up.” – Kerry Magro
My daughter, was diagnosed with autism two years ago. To say it has been hard would be an understatement but it also has been a blessing she is just an amazing 7 year old life loving little girl .
In my world, my sons are the stars, moon, and sky. They shine brightly, too much at times, and then other times hang in the clouds where we can dream and admire their brilliance from afar. My twin 7-year-old whipper-snappers keep me entertained, overjoyed, and on my toes at all times. Joshua (AKA Joshy/Josh) was […]
Brave is my grandson. He was diagnosed with ASD when he was 2 yrs old. He will be 6 this November. His Mother & I feel a certain psychic wave from him. He knows things & understands things that seem way beyond his young years. One day I had my grandson while I was out […]
Our grand daughter LilyAna is 6 and attends a little country school, there are only 9 students in her kindergarten class. The entire school rallied behind LilyAna to raise awareness and support of autism. They sent out a note to all students that a student has autism and for everyone to wear blue the next […]
Our sweet Colton was diagnosed just right before his 5th birthday. It was recommended we have him evaluated at out local Child Find by his preschool teacher when he was 2. When it was suggested we do so I was so confused as to why. I didn’t have any experience with autism and because of […]
Our autistic grandson did the the most absolute sweetest thing yesterday for his mom! His momma’s car is broke and needs a costly repair. One of his favorite things to do is take a ride in the car around the lake. When he got to the house yesterday he had two sandwich bags that had […]
Mi pequeño Angel se llama Alberto. Es mi segundo hijo, nació en san pedro sula, Honduras, cuando tenía año y medio, note que algo no iba bien con su desarrollo,pues mis amigas tenían niños de la misma edad, consulte con su pediatra y me dijo no te preocupes esta bien, paso el tiempo y no […]
