What Being a Mom to an Autistic Child is Really Like
I am a mother of an Autistic child. He was diagnose just before his third birthday. At first I was told by several doctors he would grow out of it, but I did not believe it. I have three sons. Each one was different, but I grew up with children around me so I knew something was different. I just kept taking my son...
View MoreWhat is it like being an autism mom? The ups, the downs, and the emotional struggle.
I have a hard time answering this because I am a mother, who realizes she cannot use the same concepts with all of her children. I understood I needed to watch, study and mediate what and how I handle my child. I cried the moment I was told my child was Autistic, but then I got angry because I understood, I needed to raise my child to handle an outside world. Some days I think its all too hard and I do want to give up, but some days I am proud of my child because he still handles the world with a freshness that does not judge, or condemn the people around him.
What fears do you face as you raise your child?
My fears is that I cannot prepare my son for the outside world he needs to handle. I was always following him around because he was always so blissfully unaware of how he could get hurt by whatever means that was around him. People can be cruel, so I always tried hard to help my son with coping skills.
What do you wish other moms knew about what you go through?
I wish other moms knew that autistic children do not handle the world as non-autistic children. There is no magic button that can make my child act, play or run like their children. I do wish other moms would teach their children basic manners at the same time.
Do you have other autism mommies who have inspired you?
I have not meet other autism mommies, because I am always busy with work, school or my children. I do try hard to make support groups, but I always forget names. I can remember faces for years, but names are much harder for me.
