Entering into April
Every year we enter into the month of April, I begin to question what the month will hold and unveil for myself as a parent of a child with autism. My daughter is wonderfully made but lives with autism that impacts her life in every aspect. I recognize our journey is unlike anyone else's journey living with and loving an individual with autism. As a parent, I have identified myself as an "autism mom", I have been told I don't have the right to identify myself as such as I don't have autism. This statement made me realize while those of us impacted by autism share a diagnosis, we do not share the same journey and we must always recognize that there is no right way to walk this journey only to choose to continue to walk the journey. As we near April, I will be sharing what I have learned, working to raise a child with autism and what I have learned from walking the journey side by side with other people impacted by autism and what I have learned from individuals ab