World Autism Awareness Day
Apr. 2nd, 2013 08:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marguerite_26I'm back from my week of insanity and have a few things to post about, but most importantly today is World Autism Awareness Day.
What is Autism?
Having a child with autism means your life is never your own ever again. And I wouldn't change it for the world. I'm proud of my son, of who he is, of who he is becoming. I want him to have the tools to deal with having autism but never take away what it is that makes him wonderfully unique: his sense of humour, his joie de vivre, his fascinating way of looking at the world.
Did you know: An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States. (The numbers are very similar in Canada, though no recent Canadian stats are available)
24 facts about Autism
What is Autism?
Having a child with autism means your life is never your own ever again. And I wouldn't change it for the world. I'm proud of my son, of who he is, of who he is becoming. I want him to have the tools to deal with having autism but never take away what it is that makes him wonderfully unique: his sense of humour, his joie de vivre, his fascinating way of looking at the world.
Did you know: An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States. (The numbers are very similar in Canada, though no recent Canadian stats are available)
24 facts about Autism
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Date: 2013-04-02 01:07 pm (UTC)Yay for us, yay for our wonderful children. :)
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Date: 2013-04-02 03:55 pm (UTC)I definitely feel that my life is richer, although more challenging.
ah, very well said. :)
I feel the same way.