"Happy Autism Awareness Month???" What's so happy about it? My child has autism. Should I be happy about that? I can't begin to say how many times I have heard this comment. Why are people so cheerful when they say, "Happy Autism Awareness Month!" I silently asked myself that question so many times when people would drop this comment during the mon...
In January 2020, I was completely stressed out. It was my ninth month of being unemployed and I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I needed a breakthrough, a transformation that I couldn't seem to make on my own. I was so used to living life according to society's standards; go to college, get a great job, get married, buy a home, and...
For years, I was content with society's norm with the structured employment system, but in November 2004, autism unexpectedly greeted me at my door. I wasn't prepared, but what parent is ever prepared to hear the word autism in the same sentence as their child's name? I was devastated and confused, and at that point my views of the American dream were no longer aligned with societies.
Since childhood I was given the criteria for the road map to success which started with going to college and ended with a great paying job. From there the sky was the limit. I was on target with surpassing these standards, but nowhere along my journey did anyone mention autism, a life-changing condition not just for the person who has it but for everyone in the home. Where was the map for this detour?
Initially I was in denial but quick to intervene with hopes that this diagnosis would just resolve spontaneously. Early intervention was critical, so naturally I did everything on my end to ensure my child received all the necessary resources to prevail. I strongly believed that I was the key to unlocking the mystery of my child's mind.
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