Tag: Speech

A Different Kind of Autism Awareness

Not the “Autism Awareness” where you are aware of what Autism is.

Autism or not, sing to your kids. Even if you, like me, never sing for anyone else, do it for them.

Of course, if anyone does them wrong, I would go buck on them. That’s a given. But I’ll just wait until that happens.

He smiles big and I can see that he knows it’s special. He knows it’s for him.

In a world where everyone is striving to fit in, any small difference for your kid can be concerning.

I thought about what it would be like to go back and tell myself in 2011 all that was about to happen.

I tried not to view this proud moment as an opportunity for a future let down due to misplaced expectations.

No one really said anything for a moment. They didn’t need to.

It”s rare that I leave an interaction with him without smiling a little bit more than when I went in.

It wasn’t a secret word anymore. Soon it was just another aspect of our lives and categorized along with all of the other quirks in our family.