When I found out that Gareth has autism it really breaks my heart a million times. There are sleepless nights and I really don’t know how to deal with it. But I never stop finding ways to help him. I met his doctor and teachers to discuss about his condition and they are very helpful. That was 4 years ago, when he was 3 years old. During that time everything seems so dark. I can’t see any improvement but we never stop giving him the best therapy. We never discouraged though we don’t see any development.
Now that he is 7 years old, so many changes already. He can now read and converse to us little by little. He can let us know what he wanted. He is also aware of his surroundings. We try to discuss to him things around him and it seems that he is picking it up easily. He learns a lot. He can memorize songs easily and I really can’t wait to see all the upcoming developments. I am so proud and happy for him.
Two weeks ago, his ipad was broken and since it is his teachers advice that we should not let him use any gadgets so we decided to keep it away from him. For the past few days after we keep it away from him, he is really doing everything to get it. He is trying to check every part of the house that he knows where we keep the iPad. There are nights that he is trying to wake up just to look for it but we keep it really good that he can’t find it.
After that he is trying so hard to talk. He is now more focus on what we are instructing to him. He can follow simple instructions and start playing with us. It is good to know that he is interacting with us. So we decided that we should keep the gadgets away from him permanently. We don’t also allow him to use our phone. This is really a good start since we are preparing him to enter big school. I know it’s gonna be a big challenge on our part but we thought that letting him try big school will definitely help him mature.
If you are experiencing worst this time because your kid might have autism, don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Pray and don’t stop trying to discover what is right for you kids.
Have a blessed Sunday everyone!