State: CA
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 06, 2008
Last logged in: Nov 30, 2008
Hi,
My name is Diana, I have one daughter (27) and four boys (22) (14) (13) and (9). I have 1 grand-daughter in heaven and four grand-sons (7) (4) (1) and (2). I have been happily married for 14 years and 12 of them have been with the challenges of autism, and year 15 is this May. I used to hold support meetings for parents here in Madera, I did this for 4 1/2 years...But do to the lack of parental interest in recovering these children, In July of 2007, I stopped the support group...I still provide resources when the local agencies ask for them. Now we try and do as many family outings as possible. I homeschool Julian, and I am his teacher, doctor, nurse, one on one aide, and therapist for everything.
As long as God gives be breath, I will continue to keep looking under every stone, and move as many mountains as possible to help Julian recover, and be all GOD intended him to be. May GOD's glory shine through Julian for the world to see. amen y amen.
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Silence is not golden when you have a pre-verbal child with autism. All we pray for constantly is for them to able to speak and make ANY oh ANY smart remark.
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erikab
Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008
I totally hear ya! Devin uses word appoximations. I still have friends tell me how lucky I am Devin doesnt talk yet. But they have no idea... You can take alot for granted when you dont realize what you have.
lilbitofky
Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008
Yeah, I know people have always said that we would regret wishing for Garrett to talk so much. I always think are you kidding! God forgive me but I have often thought if you wanted your child not to talk I wonder why God didn't give your child autism instead of Garrett (though I would never wish that on anyone really you know). If Garrett never shut his mouth from talking I wouldn't regret it I would praise the Lord where ever we were at! It would be such a blessing to our family. You know what though we as parents of autistic children NEVER TAKE ANYTHING THEY DO FOR GRANTED! We appreciate everything that they do and we constantly rejoice over the small things and that pleases God that we are so thankful!
chako
Posted on Thu, 8 May 2008
I remember people telling me with my first child that I would regret wishing so hard he would start talking. I never did. My second one talks a blue streak and always has. My third son is the one who we have waited forever to have communication. Each word he says is precious. We are learning to think of echolalia in a new way and embrace it. :) We are very lucky that he is beginning to explode with speech now, albeit in the form of echolalia and song. A current favourite right now is Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' which is frequently belted out during his nap time at daycare. ROFL
vern 11
Posted on Sun, 10 Feb 2008
I too pray every day that my son will speak he says silly things like "oh no" or "oh man" nothing like a sentence or communacates with me . I thnk the same way as carmel I would never wish my son quite , it would be such a blessing
tabaithasteward
Posted on Sat, 9 Feb 2008
Jared can speck thanks to many hours of speech and I thank god everyday for that because there was a time when tantrums was his only way to speak and still to this day he still has a hard time with relaying his real feelings about things he uses words or sentences he learnt from movies.I cant waite til the day I can really have a good conversation with him.With Gods Graces it will happen
carmel66
Posted on Sat, 9 Feb 2008
I remember people saying "oh he'll be talking soon enough and you'll wish he wasn't"...so wrong.
