Autism is not for the weak of heart or mind. I imagine it would be very heavy on ones heart with all the many areas it encompasses that greatly require your absolute attention. I personally look at it as any other challenge, you have to start somewhere, you take it day by day, and you never give up hope. Sometimes having a challenge in your life just adds to what makes life interesting. It is atleast never boring, for if you love someone on the spectrum, you know with each day you do not know what to expect.
Autism keeps you guessing and on your toes, some would call it a constant state of stress, and that is true, since stress can be both good and bad. Planning a wedding or moving are both immensely stressful but both normally are postive things. So my day is no different then someone who is a wedding planner or professional mover, as long as you love your job and take care of yourself you are better off then someone who does not do one or both of those things. The benefit of both those occupations are providing ease and happiness to probably one of the most important days of the clients life. Noah is my client in away, and my job is just that everyday. The pay is lousy and time off never seems to come enough, but the rewards are much better than any other job I can think of.
I really can't say too much about what Autism is like for anyone else, only us and our situation. And that of those I also know whom we are close to. This is how I choose to look at it, I choose to be grateful for the oppurtunity each day to learn something new and see Noah learn new things. I feel fortunate to be given such a special person that mainly requires me to think outside the box. This gives me the oppurtunity to bond with him more. I choose to practice tolerance, patience, and strive to leave each day a little better than I found it. I am most grateful that I can choose.
My goal is like any other parent to make my son a whole well rounded person. My standards might be different, my way of achieving it definatly so. But the one thing I definatly do know, is we will get there as long as we believe we can.
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