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Autism Awareness

4/4/2011

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April is Autism Awareness Month.  Nothing special at my house.  Here every month is Autism Awareness Month.

My husband and I have three brilliant, beautiful children.  Three of them are boys.  All three boys have Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Our little girl is the youngest and is not remotely autistic. 

Every day is a struggle.  Though half of that is because the boys are brothers.  Their disagreements do take a different form, with more screeching, but that part of the social interaction with each other is very normal.

Autism is a neuro-biological condition that falls on a spectrum of Pervasive Developmental Disorders.   There are varying levels of symptoms and no two children on the the spectrum will be alike in that regard.  The hallmarks of autism are impaired social interaction and speech.    Sometimes symptoms are apparent from birth.  Other times, as in the case of one of my boys, the child will appear normal and then begin to regress.   If your child lines things up all the time, plays with or looks at things oddly (for instance looking at the wheels of a toy truck but not moving it around and making vroom sounds like most children would do), stops responding to his or her name, stops making eye contact, please have your child evaluated by a medical professional, these can be symptoms of autism.  Many physicians and clinics now do routine autism screening at regular check-ups but if you have any concerns about your child be sure to speak to a doctor.

In my house we have: an 11 year old with Asperger Syndrome; a 9 year old with high-functioning autism, and a 7 year old with mild-to-moderate autism.   They each have unique challenges and abilities.  At the moment I must stop typing and go deal with one of the challenges. 

More later...

Kate
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Caitlin
4/7/2011 01:23:16 pm

Hi Kate,

I thought you'd be interested, because it is Autism Awareness month, and you have children with autistic spectrum disorders - there is this great graphic novel that is currently in the works called 'Finding Gossamyr'. If you're on Facebook, you can find more information about it here.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Finding-Gossamyr/127757737288751?sk=info

its about a young boy with autism

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Kate Warren
4/18/2011 07:22:23 am

Thanks Caitlin!

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Kasey link
4/18/2011 07:45:21 am

If there's one thing I can be truly be thankful for with the internet, it's opening my eyes to more of the world. I have learned so much from the people I've known. You're the second person I've met with experience with autism. My best friend has a daughter who is autistic.

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Kate Warren
4/29/2011 12:06:54 pm

I fully intended to post again about autism awareness month. But I got cold, and well autism has taken up most of autism awareness month for me.

My boys have had some great breakthroughs and we're looking forward with hope.

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Kate Warren
4/29/2011 12:08:10 pm

A cold! I got a cold!

Note to self: read first to look for errors, then submit.

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