Autism: Surviving and Thriving

Fourteen years ago my youngest 3 boys were diagnosed with autism within a 9 month span. Devastation and grieving followed. Doctors gave me little or no hope, but they didn't know me very well. I refused to believe that my boys were doomed.

My boys are now young men, adults with autism. They are thriving, but every day presents its turmoil and challenges.

My family: husband Mike, sons Ryan 23 yr, Nicholas 21 yr, and Cameron 18 yr. (Ryan and Nick have autism; Cam has recovered from autism.) Our oldest sons, Michael 34 yr and Stuart 25 yr, moved out of the house. Ryan has also moved out, and is still working towards complete independence.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Smile Sadly

Nick and Cam
Autistic or not, facial expressions reveal a lot about us.  Feelings just flow out.  Quite often, we can misinterpret a gesture or a word, but faces expose truth.

Today was the first day of school.  Tis easy to guess who is the senior and who is the freshman.  Just look at their faces!!  One has one more year, and the other has four.

Nick gave Cam quite a bit of advice.  Quite a novelty to see Nick taking the big-brother role!

The bright side for both of them is that they "face" only 179 more days of school.
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