Saturday, 28 August 2010
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Appreciating My Autistic Son
Raising an autistic child is stressful. Raising an autistic child is difficult. Not enough time and not enough money. We say and hear these things all of the time. What about the positive’s of raising an autistic child? Do we take time to appreciate the gift we have in our child? This article will be all about appreciating raising my autistic son.
Recently, I wrote a post about praising my autistic son. We work hard together, and I appreciate how patient he can be when I’m not using the right method to teach him. It’s not his fault that I haven’t figured it all out. It’s a wondrous thing when I do figure out what I am doing wrong and correct myself. The way he responds fills me with joy.
I love going bowling as a family. My son doesn’t like to actually bowl, but he likes to go with us. If possible, I get us the lane by the juke box. He loves to stand there and look at it. Last night, we were able to do so. We also lucked out and someone was playing music on it. The night got better, because that person had also picked a song by my son’s favorite singer, Shania Twain. When it came on, his face lit up, he had a huge grin, and stated giggling. This was a precious moment for me.
My son loves to make others happy. He saves his money up doing the year and buys his sister the perfect Christmas present. He always seems to know what will make her happy. He also is very patient with her. When she gets to playing, and bossing him around, he doesn’t get upset. he just sits there and takes it. It takes a special person to put up with a bossy 7 year old sister.
I love how my son sleeps through the night. I love that he can get himself ready for bed, without me getting his clothes out for him. I also love that he puts his dirty clothes in the basket without being told. These are things all moms appreciate in their child. Now, if I can only get the rest of my family to put all of their dirty clothes into their clothes baskets.
I appreciate how my son makes sure we never leave anthing in our vehicle that is supposed to go into the house. My daughter is really bad about leaving things in the backseat. Dean will bring them in the house for her. I really appreciate this, because it saves me a trip out to the car later.
Now, I want to hear from you. What things to you appreciate with your child? It doesn’t matter if your child is autistic. I think it’s important that we all take time to appreciate our children.
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- About Me: I am a WAHM, with two children. My daughter is 5 and my son is 10. My 10 year old son is diagnosed with Autism. I have a home-based business, www.learningfelt.com . Great creative and fun activities with felt for children. This blog is for sharing my experiences raising my son, product reviews, giveaways and sharing whatever items I find and want to share with all my readers. Read more at my blog: http://www.autismlearningfelt.com/
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Comments (5)
I don't know what my parents appreciate about me because according to them I am a trouble maker and won't grow up.
I am only 19 and do not have any children myself but do appreciate their imaginations, never-ending energy, honesty, and the way they usually accept people for who they are. Near the beginning of high school several years ago, when we would always gather at different friends' houses, I would often be running around and playing or talking with their younger siblings while the others would be sitting and watching a movie or doing whatever. I got a few slight criticisms for that, but it was ok with me. For some reason I seemed to connect more with their younger brothers and sisters. They were fun to play with, and they had great imaginations that I could relate to. They accepted me and talked to me, and were always nice... I suppose I didn't want to let my childhood go then but things are different now.
Nice post ^^ Your son sounds neat.
I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but I'm always curious what happens to an autistic child once they grow up and their parents pass away. Where do they go and how do they live? What happens if they have no brothers or sister to help them out? These are questions the news never seem to answers.
Thanks for your noticing the good things about your son. Especially putting up with the bossy older sister. That kind of validation will take him far. It seems like you really know him and that you GET IT. It is something some parents never do. He is lucky to have you for a mum.
My son loves music too. Once in a while, if you hit the right song, he'll do a little dance - a great joy for me to see! Thanks for your site. I'll be back. Mark