Words I thought I would never speak.

Autism - Aspergers Syndrome - Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Autism Spectrum Disorder. Wow!

But these words have officially been a part of our life since Dec 2008. When I was in my 20's I thought I did not want to have kids because if one of them got sick (not just the flu sick but SICK) I would not be able to handle it. A person never really knows how strong they are until the situation happens to them.

Our baby girl was always just a little off, a little different - she gave me that feeling that makes you go "hmmm" quite often. She never really slept through the night, well, ever (and she is 7 today). It is amazing how much a person can function with so little sleep. And of course any mention to the pediatrician of anything slightly irregular got the response of "You are just an over-reacting first time mom". But mom's know when something is not right with their babies!
Over time, you will get to hear all the back stories that made me go "hmmm" and there may be some already in previous blogs. But it wasn't until recently that I actually really started to study this thing called Autism. Some info I have found fills my heart with joy while other info crushes me. But such is life I guess. Being a mom who has two different degrees of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and one "normal" child in the house is like being a juggler. Sometimes the balls all stay in the air and sometimes they CRASH into each other while in the air and quickly huttle down to the ground waiting to be picked up. But somehow, they get picked up and return to there rightful place in the air.

Hope you all are ready for this because I am not holding back anything.....BEWARE!