If you're a parent of a child with autism, you know that no matter how much we love our children, that doesn't mean that everything will always be easy. Unfortunately, love alone will not guide us through every situation, through every challenge, through every difficulty.
Let me begin by introducing you to my daughter, Lily. Lily is 2.5 years old and began receiving services for a receptive language delay at 16 months. She was finally diagnosed with PDD (pervasive developmental disorder) at 29 months old.
As a former aid of adults with autism and a special education major in college, I soon began to realize, not everyone had the tools or help that I had in preparing to meet this challenge. When Lily was first diagnosed, one of the first questions they asked us was "Do you take her out? Does she go to the grocery store? To restaurants?". "Of course she does!", I thought. Why wouldn't she. But soon after I realized that many parents avoid this situations because they can present such a challenge.
This blog was created as a way for me and other parents to share ideas of what works, how to overcome these difficulties and how to give our children the happiest lives possible. Which is really what it's all about - don't you think?
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