Many people assume the worst. Fact of the matter is not all people with Autism are the same. If you know one person with Autism, you know ONE person with Autism.
M has a "high functioning" form of Autism. She is average to above average intellectually, however her devolpmental, emotional and verbal capacities are delayed. She will have to go through Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis. Her diagnosis is simular to that of Asperger's, but she doesn't have the language development of a child with Asperger's. But of course there are other simularities and differences with other Autisms as well.
The outlook right now is good. She is blessed to have the diagnosis, and I can honestly say she is blessed we had the cajones (pardon my spanish), to say, "something's not right with our child". It would have been easier to push it aside, or let the school deal with it, so to speak, but I just could not do that to her. That would not be fair to her.
I know it could be a lot worse, and I am so thankful we have been blessed with this journey. I know it will be tough, I know it won't be easy, but I also know that this is part of a plan that Heavenly Father has made for me and my family. We are going to learn so much from her.
Thanks for reading,
Mama H.
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