Some of my friends asked me how I handle the case of Gareth…
Well, when I first out that he has autism, I was devastated. I cried every night. Gareth is so precious to us. We waited 3 years before we have him. I pray so hard to God to grand us a child. When he was born, I was the most happiest mom. I take care of him. He is my first love.
When I noticed that he’s behavior is not normal, I do my research online. I was shocked when I found that all his behavior was under Autism. When I met his Doctor and broke the news, I never cried, because I knew already. I asked the doctor what to do next and she told me that we need therapy for Gareth. We never wasted time and we made sure that he will get what he needed.
Now that he is 8 years old, he improved a lot. Though we need to work out on his speech but his behavior is now controlled. I worry when he is sick because he don’t talk. He can’t express himself. I make sure to make him feel comfortable always. I make sure that he is happy always. My kids happiness is our top priority. I am glad that he is now developing so well and I pray so hard to God and Mama Mary to protect Gareth always.
When we went to Pagudpud, bigla namin nakaligtaan si Gareth. Nakita nyang bukas ang pinto kaya nakatakas sya, samantalang all the time kaming nakabantay sa kanya. Gareth loves to swim pa naman. Nong napansin namin na nawawala si Gareth, sobra talaga ang takot ko. Nahanap namin sya sa tabi ng beach. Basa na ang short nya. Nasa beach na sya, naliligo na at mabuti na lang at hindi sya pumunta sa malalim. Simula non sobrang takot na takot na ako. I will definitely enroll Gareth sa swimming lesson para hindi na ako kabahan kung gusto man nyang magswimming.
That are just few of the challenges of having a kid with autism. I pray so hard to God and to his Angels to take care of Gareth always. I believe that one day makakapagsalita din sya at malalaman din nya kung paano i-handle ang situation nya.
At kahit ano pa man sya, I am thankful to God for giving a child like Gareth. 🙂
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