My Summer With Autism

            So far my summer has been great. I have had family time and had a blast. We have gone to the park, swimming and a water park. My daughter has been attending summer school. She has shown so much improvement and is starting to be a little vocal. I have been working with her and teaching her how to say sounds and two to three letter words. She is so interested in imitating it comes naturally for her. This is the moment I have been waiting for. Now she still can't hold a conversation with anyone but can say some words. I have taught her how to say her name and age. She is such a fast learner, she learned it in a matter of a couple days. It is one baby step at a time but there is progress. By going to the park it has increased her interest in becoming social. Teaching her how to swim has gave her that confidence that she needs to know that she can do it. Everyday its something new and when your dealing with autism you have to be patient and have hope because my daughter is capable of accomplishing anything. All of these accomplishments may seem small to other people but to me it means the world. Its like when a mothers first born begins to talk, crawl, and walk. Well for me, and every autism parent no matter their childs age a small accomplishment is a big one. We still have a long journey ahead of us, and so much more to teach and learn, but looking back at the beginning of our journey until now she has come a long way and I am very PROUD of her and myself. It has been tough but we push through everyday and never give up. I hope she sticks to that as she gets older because there will be obstacles and struggles but in order to succeed you cant give up!!