So after having my son observed, not once but twice, for autism, I made the decision to get him evaluated to get a definitive answer. I was pretty sure that he had it. There were little things that just were "off" from what my eldest does and even giving him the benefit of he's a boy rather than a girl for some of the behaviors, it turns out my mother's instinct was right again.
After having my eldest with her health issues, losing a child to complications to T-18 and then having my youngest diagnosed with a brain condition that no one else apparently has so she's delayed, I thought just maybe I'd have one "normal" kid. Turns out not so much. So I did grieve about that fact. I took my time doing it. I knew my husband was going to have a fit about the diagnosis. So it's never an easy path for me.
But this is where I suck it up. It's not about me. It's about them. I am going to be the best Mom I can be and make them successful in their lives. So now it'll be time to start learning about what I can do for my son to help him along "his" life. I am daunted a little bit, but I'm lucky that I have a group of ladies that are there to support me and at least 2 of them have children with autism.
I know I don't write a lot in this blog (or haven't yet) but that's because I've been so busy recently. I'm hoping with the new year it slows down a bit. I'm sure I'll have a lot to blog about as we work with transitioning the twins to school with their issues.
