Being A Mother of an Autistic child.
My name is Treasur, and I am a parent of two beautiful little boys as well as expecting. Ii love them both very much. My oldest is four and my youngest is 3. Just in September of 2016 my youngest son was diagnosed with autism. If you have a child that was diagnosed with autism, you probably remember feeling like it was your fault and feeling sad. I felt both things, all I ever wanted was the best for my children, and now I had to figure out how to work with a special needs child. I cried but then I prayed and knew everything was the way it was meant to be. I had to then focus on how I could be the best mom to him in this situation as well as my other child. Their learning styles are different and I had to learn how to interact with them both differently. Iit has been hard for my oldest son because he didn’t understand his brothers condition him being just four, but I had sat him down and told him “your brother learns differently from you and you have to learn to be patient with him as well as help him.” It took him a while to understand but he has learned better than I expected. The oldest is now in tune with some sign language to help guide his little brother as he also has a global language delay. It has been and will be a journey, but I am looking forward to it because along the way I have also learned many thing as well. I am thinking about starting a parenting group for parent with autistic children once I learn more about the disorder so that I can help those struggling with their child’s changing behavior. I remember telling a friend that my son had autism and she immediately felt bad for me and at that moment, I knew it was going to be a long journey but God has a plan through my little guy and I am waiting to explore it. If you are a parent of an autistic child, you are not alone with the challenges. It is a learning curve and I pray this journey helps me help you. In best regards Treasur.