My sibling is on the spectrum and went undiagnosed up until his teenage years, although our family always thought in the back of our minds that he might be autistic. What I can say is that I've seen the beauty in my sibling as he navigates life on the spectrum. For him, he is incredibly detail oriented and a very deep thinker, which has been fascinating to witness! His mind operates in ways I cannot even grasp, nor replicate! With supports in place, he enjoys school, he is learning how to drive, and he is thinking about attending university in the future! I hope that our story gives some comfort. I have definitely witnessed the power of God in my sibling's life.
@@lizzyaalexis7850 wow thank you so much for sharing! It is comforting to hear about your brother. Praying for him and your family as he keeps going after his dreams. 🙏🏻🤗💕
Thank you for your info. I am a concerned grandma. I believe my grandson may be on the spectrum. His parents however are strongly opposed to anything being wrong with their kiddos. They believe children should just grow at their own pace and there are too many labels. While I agree that people may be quick to label there is a time and place to get some assistance. I would welcome prayers that if their little boy shows more signs (he is only 20 months old rn) that they will eventually do what is needed and not worry so much about the label.
@@thechristiancosmossystem9896 praying for your grandson. I felt the same way at first. I just thought my son was taking his time and didn’t want to rush him. But now I see he needs more support than I can provide on my own. You don’t need an autism diagnosis to receive therapy. If he is behind in his speech you can encourage them to take him to speech therapy because it can’t hurt.
Thanks for doing this. You truly are helping others. I learn so much from you. It is hard when we worry about our child; very, very hard. I appreciate you so, so much for being here !
If I only had an incline back then. What you said made me remember. My ex husband and I took a trip together to my parents and after 2 week he went back home to get back to work, and I stayed longer. My son that for 2 months was already great with solid food to the point I barely produced much milk stopped eating all solids and only wanted milk. He was 8 months old. Even to accept a bottle took a month. Funny I never noticed I tipped toe walked until I was 52. Now that I got diagnosed a lot make sense. I'm working on getting my son diagnosed. The way you describe your son is almost to a T to me and my son. My son is a computer engineer BTW and your son is way ahead because he has a mom that paid attention and is getting the help he'll need throughout his life.
Thanks for your story and perspective. I’m going through Something similar, worrying that my 1 month old is meeting his milestones. I needed to hear the part how worrying isn’t helping anybody. I know 1 month is early to worry, but please pray for us.
My niece has a little boy that will be three yrs old in September. I have three boys myself and i know that all kids are different. And when you experience three different personalities of little boys you pretty much can tell when something is not right. When i saw her son at 1 year old I could see that something was not quit right. I never heard him say a word, i never saw him smile, much less laugh and it was his birthday party. He really didn't look at you, but looking at his eyes , how can i put it?.......it seemed like nobody was in there like blank. I mentioned it to my husband he observed. But didn't mention it to his sister. so when we see him again he was going on two years older. Now everyone knows the terrible two stage. This baby was the same. It broke my heart. My husband finally brought it up with his sister. But she is in denial. She feels that hes just shy, and maybe allittle behind schedule. Unfortunately he will be 3 in September and till this day i have NEVER heard him say a word. My husband nor i will not mention it because my husband does not want to have a fallout with his sister because my husband told her he needed to get examined so if he is autistic they could start helping him while he's still little. And that my niece thinks that he is fine. Its her only child and maybe she just doesn't want to accept that her baby need help.
@@Leticia-Far67 praying for your niece and her son! It’s very hard for some people to see in their own children. It was hard for me. For a while I thought he would just grow out of his behaviors but through working with experts I realized that wasn’t the case. It was good of your husband to let his sister know his concerns but after that you just have to pray for them and the child. I really hope he gets the help he needs.
Thomatis Listening Therapy helped us with speech and attention,we started when my son was almost 2 years old,wishing you all the best on your journey ❤
I’m on this journey with you mama. My boy is 2 years and 3 months. I got his diagnosed at 16 months and it’s a lot but therapy is leading to progress. I think the thing is as moms we just don’t want our kids to be so frustrated when they want something but just can’t communicate it. My kid is starting to use an AAC after doing well with PECS
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and experiences with your son. It is so SO hard sometimes because it's a silent mental impairement/difference. A lot of people cannot tell right away that your child might have something different about them and it can make it harder, it almost feels like it would be easier if they could just see it without anything needing to be explained....for why they clap their hands out of excitement or why they don't talk as a toddler or why they don't interact the way most children do out in public. The other side is wondering why, why did this happen but you are absolutely right. You looked at all of the bright sides to this type of situation and that's all you or anyone can do. We don't always know why God allows things to happen the way they do but as long as we know He's always there with us, we can trust that we'll get through it. I related so much to your story with losing sleep over being out of control of the future......potty training was the number one stress in my life with my son, almost a year later and we are nearly finished with it. I am praying for you and your family. ❤❤ My son is almost 6 and I homeschool him and my almost 9 year old daughter. I have 2 more children under them. It's full around here but I suppose God knows that I can handle it even if I don't always. 😅 (p.s. In looking through so many videos and blogs on autism, I found that I may very well be "high functioning" autistic as well. I went through public school so I "masked" heavily but understanding that has helped me understand my son even better now. ❤❤❤❤
@@amberican927 thank you so much for sharing your experience. It’s so comforting to hear from other moms farther along than me. Potty training is something I get nervous thinking about but I keep reminding myself that we will cross that bridge when he is ready and he’s definitely not ready yet. 🤗💕
@@littlegirlarise_ Yes, you're exactly right. I kept trying to force it and then giving up completely in a cycle. I wish I would have just realized he was not going to be ready and capable until later and that's okay. We're all still here, all still alive. 😅 You're already in the right mindset so, you're ahead. ❤❤❤
Also, thanks for this upload and info. Can you please share eith us more video on his signs ? Will help us with our worries to asses our kida even more
@@stefanias1485 I think the biggest early sign was that even when he spoke it was never interactive with me. If he vocalized it wasn’t a conversation. He would say things appropriately but they weren’t always directed at anyone in particular.
My partner’s nephew is almost 15 months. He hasn’t said his first word yet and he’s still learning to take his first independent steps.. he loves wheels too!! Never heard him babbling until a month ago. We’re not sure if we should say anything
@@ChanathipThauypha If they express concern with delays you can say it can’t hurt to talk to a doctor about it and get them evaluated. That helped me in the beginning when I didn’t believe there was anything wrong with my son. I figured it doesn’t hurt him to get evaluated. Then with therapy I thought it can’t hurt for him to get extra support.
I am wishing you and your son to go through this with ease and God's help, I have 3 kids ... all ADHD, not an easy journey...when I am myself also have ADHD diagnosed..... but I am holding on.... you seem to be a very loving and understanding mom, I am praying for you!
Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement. I’m praying for you and your children! God truly does see you through. Sometime I think how can I handle more? But then God sees me through it. I’m also reminded by people like you that my plate may be full but so many other moms have full plates too. We are not alone. 🤗💕🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing your experience, my boy is the same age as yours and also shows autistic behaviors. Except rather than regressing he started as a baby not developing normally until I noticed, and made some changes. When he was born he was perfect. Only cried for a minute when he was hungry, then latched and was fine. Until we got him vaxxed he was like that. Then all the sudden he wouldn't latch and I had to force him to feed. Wouldn't drink from a bottle either, so I had to just force him to latch. Non stop crying for at least three hours a day, plus frequent crying throughout the day until he was five months. Doctors didn't help. When he was five months I had to start feeding him puree, force feeding since he wouldn't eat. He was super mal nourished and was behind on development. Started standing at 1, walking at 1 and a half. He did the hand flapping, head banging, no understanding of communication, just would make some repetitive sounds. This went on until I got the wisdom to try to get those heavy metals out of him. Every meal I started sneaking chlorella and dandelion into his food. He improved in a couple weeks. Now we're to the point he can eat porridge still spoon fed but I don't have to force him to open his mouth, and sometimes he will hold the spoon with me to put it in his mouth, independently eat snacks that are not wet or sticky, weight is of a typical 2 and a half year old, no stimming but now he can do many gestures and imitating, as well as he plays with cars normally now with driving them, not just spinning the wheels over and over, cannot communicate well with others still but he knows words and even knows the alphabet and numbers. I believe communication will take time since he lost out on so much for his first year. I started taking him to a good daycare recently and thankfully he is developing even more with communication now. He can't say a sentence yet but recently started saying a word then babbling like he is saying a sentence or asking a question. So from my experience I recommend focusing on getting a lot of nutrition as well as detoxing heavy metals, and working on communication as much as possible. Praise Yahuah he has been guiding me when I started seeking him, and my boy is slowly but surely getting back to normal. Hope my story helps
Thanks for sharing. Have you heard of Natasha Campbell-McBride? She is a Dr who has treated paediatric patients with neuro divergence using nutrition and seen a reduction in symptoms x
@@cherryblossom412 thank you so much for sharing. My son is an extremely picky eater but I will try and get those supplements in him. His eating is actually the number one source of stress with his autism.
If it makes you feel any better my 21 month (as of today) is in all of the therapies (no autism diagnosis...... yet). We intentionally have avoided vaccination to avoid autism and I'm fearing thr diagnosis is coming. He isn't picking up words, his receptive listening skills are poor. He like books but just flips pages, plays with cars correctly but not action figures/dolls, he runs aimlessly outside and at parks, really only says momma and dada with recent exceptions- he mimicked "bluey" "baby dino" "hi" and "car". But those were rare occurrences. His name response is poor at home and at the park but good at day care when it's time to go. His hearing is good, he was tested. Etc basically, in my heart of hearts- I believe the autism diagnosis is around the corner. I'll keep you posted if you remind me.
@RegimentJoker Don't be fearful! I know it's hard now with your child being behind on development, but my son was the same at that age. I was also fearful, but I started to try really hard to narrate everything to him and watched a bunch of videos on how to improve receptive language and to teach him his name. He is 29 months now, and he is copying so many words that I say every day and is even communicating with a couple of sentences! If yours has said a couple of words, I'm sure with extra help, he will eventually become more interested in communicating. The only advice I can give for eloping is attaching yourself somehow so they can't get too far and get into a dangerous situation (mine has a backpack with a leash attached since he runs faster than me 😅) It sometimes helps with him to sing some kind of walking song to get him to hold my hand and walk with me (ex. Ants go marching song)
Have you had his bloodwork done? I am a doctor and I am also a mother. The way you describe his behaviour and development I got the impression that maybe he has had low Vitamin B12 levels. Ifyou haven’t had anyone check on that I would recommend you to have that done soon. Please feel free to contact me if you want to talk more about that in detail.hopefully your pediatrician has already thought about that possibility anyways… all the best for you and your boys
@@MsEdony thank you so much for the suggestion. We just got his blood drawn today. But I’ll contact my doctor and see if checking his B12 was part of the labs. He is an extremely picky eater so I wouldn’t be surprised if his levels were off.
@@littlegirlarise_ I've been reading the comments on your video and before I comment separately, I'd love to recommend Renzo's vitamins-- Picky Eater and Iron Strong have been two very amazing supplements for my now almost 6 year old son. He is also extremely picky with food and these paired with Orgain Protein drinks for kids has helped him gain weight and regain his appetite. It's also helped with brain function and emotion regulation. ❤ (We also limit his sugar intake hard-core, if he has sugar....all bets are off and he is off the walls.)
@@stefanias1485 I know. Thankfully he is already much more social than his brother ever was. Even at a young age. Praying we don’t experience any regressions with him.
I'm sick of the negativity with that comes autism diagnosis. They might have a different route in life like not being able to go to college for a few years but is any young adult really ever fully ready at that age these days.
@@Jean-nr5ch An Autism diagnosis just means my son needs more support than I can provide on my own. But through therapy and working with professionals he is flourishing. All children come with their challenges. Some are just more obvious than others. That being said, I think every parent who loves their child wants things to be easy for them.
My sibling is on the spectrum and went undiagnosed up until his teenage years, although our family always thought in the back of our minds that he might be autistic. What I can say is that I've seen the beauty in my sibling as he navigates life on the spectrum. For him, he is incredibly detail oriented and a very deep thinker, which has been fascinating to witness! His mind operates in ways I cannot even grasp, nor replicate! With supports in place, he enjoys school, he is learning how to drive, and he is thinking about attending university in the future! I hope that our story gives some comfort. I have definitely witnessed the power of God in my sibling's life.
@@lizzyaalexis7850 wow thank you so much for sharing! It is comforting to hear about your brother. Praying for him and your family as he keeps going after his dreams. 🙏🏻🤗💕
Nice! Same I have a sibling who went undiagnosed until a teenager well.
Thank you for your info. I am a concerned grandma. I believe my grandson may be on the spectrum. His parents however are strongly opposed to anything being wrong with their kiddos. They believe children should just grow at their own pace and there are too many labels.
While I agree that people may be quick to label there is a time and place to get some assistance.
I would welcome prayers that if their little boy shows more signs (he is only 20 months old rn) that they will eventually do what is needed and not worry so much about the label.
@@thechristiancosmossystem9896 praying for your grandson. I felt the same way at first. I just thought my son was taking his time and didn’t want to rush him. But now I see he needs more support than I can provide on my own. You don’t need an autism diagnosis to receive therapy. If he is behind in his speech you can encourage them to take him to speech therapy because it can’t hurt.
Thanks for doing this. You truly are helping others. I learn so much from you. It is hard when we worry about our child; very, very hard.
I appreciate you so, so much for being here !
@@LenaSheppard thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement! I really appreciate it.
If I only had an incline back then. What you said made me remember. My ex husband and I took a trip together to my parents and after 2 week he went back home to get back to work, and I stayed longer. My son that for 2 months was already great with solid food to the point I barely produced much milk stopped eating all solids and only wanted milk. He was 8 months old. Even to accept a bottle took a month. Funny I never noticed I tipped toe walked until I was 52. Now that I got diagnosed a lot make sense. I'm working on getting my son diagnosed. The way you describe your son is almost to a T to me and my son. My son is a computer engineer BTW and your son is way ahead because he has a mom that paid attention and is getting the help he'll need throughout his life.
@@IaneHowe thank you so much for sharing!! That give me so much hope. 🤗💕
This is a beautiful testimony! What a wonderful mother you are and your faith is also a model for parents ! God Bless you wiht every Grace!
@@betsygabrish9813 aww thank you so much for your kindness! The Lord has been kind and generous with me 🤗🙏🏻💕
Thanks for your story and perspective. I’m going through Something similar, worrying that my 1 month old is meeting his milestones. I needed to hear the part how worrying isn’t helping anybody. I know 1 month is early to worry, but please pray for us.
@@ursa8400 I’m sorry to hear. Praying for you and your baby. 🙏🏻💙
Thanks for your help. Strong mom
My niece has a little boy that will be three yrs old in September. I have three boys myself and i know that all kids are different. And when you experience three different personalities of little boys you pretty much can tell when something is not right. When i saw her son at 1 year old I could see that something was not quit right. I never heard him say a word, i never saw him smile, much less laugh and it was his birthday party. He really didn't look at you, but looking at his eyes , how can i put it?.......it seemed like nobody was in there like blank. I mentioned it to my husband he observed. But didn't mention it to his sister. so when we see him again he was going on two years older. Now everyone knows the terrible two stage. This baby was the same. It broke my heart. My husband finally brought it up with his sister. But she is in denial. She feels that hes just shy, and maybe allittle behind schedule. Unfortunately he will be 3 in September and till this day i have NEVER heard him say a word. My husband nor i will not mention it because my husband does not want to have a fallout with his sister because my husband told her he needed to get examined so if he is autistic they could start helping him while he's still little. And that my niece thinks that he is fine. Its her only child and maybe she just doesn't want to accept that her baby need help.
@@Leticia-Far67 praying for your niece and her son! It’s very hard for some people to see in their own children. It was hard for me. For a while I thought he would just grow out of his behaviors but through working with experts I realized that wasn’t the case. It was good of your husband to let his sister know his concerns but after that you just have to pray for them and the child. I really hope he gets the help he needs.
Thomatis Listening Therapy helped us with speech and attention,we started when my son was almost 2 years old,wishing you all the best on your journey ❤
@@ewaewa2529 thank you!! I’ve never heard of it. I’m going to look into it. 🤗💕
I’m on this journey with you mama. My boy is 2 years and 3 months. I got his diagnosed at 16 months and it’s a lot but therapy is leading to progress. I think the thing is as moms we just don’t want our kids to be so frustrated when they want something but just can’t communicate it. My kid is starting to use an AAC after doing well with PECS
@@amorg319 thank you so much for sharing! We are just starting him in ABA therapy. I’m praying it helps him. 🙏🏻🤗
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and experiences with your son. It is so SO hard sometimes because it's a silent mental impairement/difference. A lot of people cannot tell right away that your child might have something different about them and it can make it harder, it almost feels like it would be easier if they could just see it without anything needing to be explained....for why they clap their hands out of excitement or why they don't talk as a toddler or why they don't interact the way most children do out in public. The other side is wondering why, why did this happen but you are absolutely right. You looked at all of the bright sides to this type of situation and that's all you or anyone can do. We don't always know why God allows things to happen the way they do but as long as we know He's always there with us, we can trust that we'll get through it. I related so much to your story with losing sleep over being out of control of the future......potty training was the number one stress in my life with my son, almost a year later and we are nearly finished with it. I am praying for you and your family. ❤❤
My son is almost 6 and I homeschool him and my almost 9 year old daughter. I have 2 more children under them. It's full around here but I suppose God knows that I can handle it even if I don't always. 😅 (p.s. In looking through so many videos and blogs on autism, I found that I may very well be "high functioning" autistic as well. I went through public school so I "masked" heavily but understanding that has helped me understand my son even better now. ❤❤❤❤
@@amberican927 thank you so much for sharing your experience. It’s so comforting to hear from other moms farther along than me. Potty training is something I get nervous thinking about but I keep reminding myself that we will cross that bridge when he is ready and he’s definitely not ready yet. 🤗💕
@@littlegirlarise_ Yes, you're exactly right. I kept trying to force it and then giving up completely in a cycle. I wish I would have just realized he was not going to be ready and capable until later and that's okay. We're all still here, all still alive. 😅 You're already in the right mindset so, you're ahead. ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing
Also, thanks for this upload and info. Can you please share eith us more video on his signs ? Will help us with our worries to asses our kida even more
@@stefanias1485 I think the biggest early sign was that even when he spoke it was never interactive with me. If he vocalized it wasn’t a conversation. He would say things appropriately but they weren’t always directed at anyone in particular.
My partner’s nephew is almost 15 months. He hasn’t said his first word yet and he’s still learning to take his first independent steps.. he loves wheels too!! Never heard him babbling until a month ago. We’re not sure if we should say anything
Also forgot to mention that he doesn’t point or gesture either..
@@ChanathipThauypha If they express concern with delays you can say it can’t hurt to talk to a doctor about it and get them evaluated. That helped me in the beginning when I didn’t believe there was anything wrong with my son. I figured it doesn’t hurt him to get evaluated. Then with therapy I thought it can’t hurt for him to get extra support.
I am wishing you and your son to go through this with ease and God's help, I have 3 kids ... all ADHD, not an easy journey...when I am myself also have ADHD diagnosed..... but I am holding on.... you seem to be a very loving and understanding mom, I am praying for you!
Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement. I’m praying for you and your children! God truly does see you through. Sometime I think how can I handle more? But then God sees me through it. I’m also reminded by people like you that my plate may be full but so many other moms have full plates too. We are not alone. 🤗💕🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing your experience, my boy is the same age as yours and also shows autistic behaviors. Except rather than regressing he started as a baby not developing normally until I noticed, and made some changes.
When he was born he was perfect. Only cried for a minute when he was hungry, then latched and was fine. Until we got him vaxxed he was like that. Then all the sudden he wouldn't latch and I had to force him to feed. Wouldn't drink from a bottle either, so I had to just force him to latch. Non stop crying for at least three hours a day, plus frequent crying throughout the day until he was five months. Doctors didn't help. When he was five months I had to start feeding him puree, force feeding since he wouldn't eat. He was super mal nourished and was behind on development. Started standing at 1, walking at 1 and a half. He did the hand flapping, head banging, no understanding of communication, just would make some repetitive sounds.
This went on until I got the wisdom to try to get those heavy metals out of him. Every meal I started sneaking chlorella and dandelion into his food. He improved in a couple weeks. Now we're to the point he can eat porridge still spoon fed but I don't have to force him to open his mouth, and sometimes he will hold the spoon with me to put it in his mouth, independently eat snacks that are not wet or sticky, weight is of a typical 2 and a half year old, no stimming but now he can do many gestures and imitating, as well as he plays with cars normally now with driving them, not just spinning the wheels over and over, cannot communicate well with others still but he knows words and even knows the alphabet and numbers. I believe communication will take time since he lost out on so much for his first year. I started taking him to a good daycare recently and thankfully he is developing even more with communication now. He can't say a sentence yet but recently started saying a word then babbling like he is saying a sentence or asking a question.
So from my experience I recommend focusing on getting a lot of nutrition as well as detoxing heavy metals, and working on communication as much as possible. Praise Yahuah he has been guiding me when I started seeking him, and my boy is slowly but surely getting back to normal. Hope my story helps
Thanks for sharing. Have you heard of Natasha Campbell-McBride? She is a Dr who has treated paediatric patients with neuro divergence using nutrition and seen a reduction in symptoms x
@@cherryblossom412 thank you so much for sharing. My son is an extremely picky eater but I will try and get those supplements in him. His eating is actually the number one source of stress with his autism.
If it makes you feel any better my 21 month (as of today) is in all of the therapies (no autism diagnosis...... yet). We intentionally have avoided vaccination to avoid autism and I'm fearing thr diagnosis is coming. He isn't picking up words, his receptive listening skills are poor. He like books but just flips pages, plays with cars correctly but not action figures/dolls, he runs aimlessly outside and at parks, really only says momma and dada with recent exceptions- he mimicked "bluey" "baby dino" "hi" and "car". But those were rare occurrences. His name response is poor at home and at the park but good at day care when it's time to go. His hearing is good, he was tested. Etc basically, in my heart of hearts- I believe the autism diagnosis is around the corner. I'll keep you posted if you remind me.
@@RegimentJoker praying for you and your son. 🙏🏻💙
@RegimentJoker Don't be fearful! I know it's hard now with your child being behind on development, but my son was the same at that age. I was also fearful, but I started to try really hard to narrate everything to him and watched a bunch of videos on how to improve receptive language and to teach him his name. He is 29 months now, and he is copying so many words that I say every day and is even communicating with a couple of sentences! If yours has said a couple of words, I'm sure with extra help, he will eventually become more interested in communicating. The only advice I can give for eloping is attaching yourself somehow so they can't get too far and get into a dangerous situation (mine has a backpack with a leash attached since he runs faster than me 😅) It sometimes helps with him to sing some kind of walking song to get him to hold my hand and walk with me (ex. Ants go marching song)
Your sweet family is in my prayers. 🙏❤️
Thank you so much, Dana! I truly appreciate all your prayers. 🥹🤗💕
Have you had his bloodwork done? I am a doctor and I am also a mother. The way you describe his behaviour and development I got the impression that maybe he has had low Vitamin B12 levels. Ifyou haven’t had anyone check on that I would recommend you to have that done soon. Please feel free to contact me if you want to talk more about that in detail.hopefully your pediatrician has already thought about that possibility anyways… all the best for you and your boys
@@MsEdony thank you so much for the suggestion. We just got his blood drawn today. But I’ll contact my doctor and see if checking his B12 was part of the labs. He is an extremely picky eater so I wouldn’t be surprised if his levels were off.
@@littlegirlarise_ I've been reading the comments on your video and before I comment separately, I'd love to recommend Renzo's vitamins-- Picky Eater and Iron Strong have been two very amazing supplements for my now almost 6 year old son. He is also extremely picky with food and these paired with Orgain Protein drinks for kids has helped him gain weight and regain his appetite. It's also helped with brain function and emotion regulation. ❤ (We also limit his sugar intake hard-core, if he has sugar....all bets are off and he is off the walls.)
❤ Thank you for the perspective.
@@carolyndalton7775 thank you for watching 🤗💕
Unfortunatelly once a kid is autistic the next sibilings might be autistic too.. just saing so you can krep an eye on Oliver for the signs
@@stefanias1485 I know. Thankfully he is already much more social than his brother ever was. Even at a young age. Praying we don’t experience any regressions with him.
Going through something so similar right now
Praying for you. It's very hard to navigate but God will see you through it.
I'm sick of the negativity with that comes autism diagnosis. They might have a different route in life like not being able to go to college for a few years but is any young adult really ever fully ready at that age these days.
@@Jean-nr5ch An Autism diagnosis just means my son needs more support than I can provide on my own. But through therapy and working with professionals he is flourishing. All children come with their challenges. Some are just more obvious than others. That being said, I think every parent who loves their child wants things to be easy for them.
I don’t think there is ever a good time to hear that your child may be autistic😢