As parents of autistic children, our lives changed when our child was diagnosed. Before, going out to eat at a sit-down restaurant was a simple process, but now you are overwhelmed with the idea of taking your family out for a meal.
When you have a child with autism, you adapt your life to fit around their needs. There are so many things to focus on in any given day for your child that your own needs are put to the side.
Diet plays one of the most important roles in our lives, and really, it’s not just one role. Diet can be the difference between healthy and unhealthy, happy and sad, life and death.
With any child, there are certain measures you must take to ensure their safety in your home. When you have a child with autism, there are special considerations to make. Here, we have outlined ways you can better secure your home so you can rest assured that your child is safe.
After further analysis the doctor comes back and says, your child has level 2 autism. Your throat drops to your chest and you begin to panic, grasping at your mate’s hand. You start to frantically ask all these questions.
Every morning, my autistic son’s sheets would be off of his bed with his mattress off of the bed frame. Talk about killing your back every morning putting that bed back together!
I have a child since he was five years old didn’t sleep through the night. Talk about a worried mom! I was getting up to him the middle of the night almost every night. He was also PICA and would put everything into his mouth.
After further analysis the doctor comes back and says, your child has level 2 autism. Your throat drops to your chest and you begin to panic, grasping at your mate’s hand. You start to frantically ask all these questions. Is it curable? Will my child grow out of autism?
I really needed to write this article reminding Autism and special needs families that there could be a crisis in our lives at any moment. The type of lives we live we need to heed the warning to be prepared!