Light I repeat, this is my experience alone. I am not implying that ANYTHING here will apply to you or your loved ones. I write this to hopefully offer comfort, and possibly hope, to those that live with what can be a challenging diagnosis. In a previous article, “Autism and Mental Health”, I mentioned that…
Category: Lost in The Spectrum, A Mothers Story of Raising an Autistic Child
Lost in “The Spectrum”: Be Aware of Medical Issues
The Needle in the Haystack As far back as I can remember, since Lucas was born, I have had to play detective concerning medical issues. Most children will cry and say, “My stomach hurts!”. Lucas never would. The only way that I knew that something was wrong was by keen observation through the eyes of…
Lost in “The Spectrum”: Autism and Mental Health
Our Experience This is the hardest article yet to write about the story of raising an autistic child. Again, this is ONLY my experience. I’m sure that some autistic individuals may read this and I particularly want you to know, if this does not apply to you, then it doesn’t. This information is about mine…
Lost In “The Spectrum”: The Joy of an Autistic Child
Again, I must remind you, this is MY EXPERIENCE ONLY. Autism is different for everyone. I never want to hurt anyone’s feelings. I’m just being real. Everyone knows that autism can be daunting. We all know that it tries our nerves and patience at times. It’s so frustrating to put everything that you’ve got into…
Lost In “The Spectrum”: The Illusion of Milestones
Not My World Oh, my goodness! I do wish that I had a dollar for every time that I heard, “Well, he’s X years old now! You need to stop doing so much for him! He needs to take care of that for himself!!!” or, “Well, he should be doing X by now!” I’ve got…
Lost In “The Spectrum”: Take Care of YOU
A Mother’s Life I remember my mother working day and night to take care of my Dad and me. She was a stay-at-home Mom, but she got up at 7:00 A.M. every day and cooked, cleaned and shopped when necessary, to provide us with a clean, stable home and good, nutritious meals. Although I know…
Lost In “The Spectrum”: Educating My Autistic Son
“Baby Mickey’s Red Ball” When I first found out that I was pregnant, I was overjoyed. I had a miscarriage the previous year and being pregnant was an answer to prayer. I made all kinds of plans and had high aspirations about how I would educate my baby. I had always made good grades in…
Lost in “The Spectrum”: Autism and the Angry Baby
The Beginning First of all, I want to say that everything that I say in this series of articles about raising an autistic son is my experience alone. I am not suggesting anything for you or anyone else. I am speaking about my experience only. It has been interesting. I had an easy pregnancy that…