I don't know about other Autism parents, but I DREAD summer holidays, long weekends, PD days, winter break or anything like that. My daughter spends so much time, in her school schedule, that THAT is her schedule to her. So when we have time off school, it throws her completely off kilter!
Summer break is fast approaching for my piece! I am working HARD as I can, to prep for summer on the worlds tightest budget of $0!!! Yeah, not an easy task. Excluding today and taking out the TWO PD days this month, my daughter has exactly 14 school days left. YIKES!
This year, I am dreading summer more then ever, because there is a LOT of changes for the school year coming for my daughter, that she is ALREADY stressing over. She is getting a new principal, moving up to grade one so she will have a new teacher as well (for Junior and Senior Kindergarten, she happened to have the same teacher and mostly the same classmates). My daughter has had a VERY rough Senior Kindergarten year, with bully from her teacher, classmates and even being pushed from the monkey bars resulting in face and neck injuries. She has had incidents at school that put her very on edge for her allergies and has had her teacher forget more often then she remembered to give my daughter her puffer.
My daughter fears for her life in school. Yet, she is SO used to her school schedule that changes are HARD!
This summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to get a few "sensory" items for my daughter. They were gifted for her birthday today. They include a bean bag chair, a climb through tube (she loves rolling around in them), foam mats for her yoga & some art supplies to add to our collection, that goes far too quickly!
I am preparing her summer schedule similar to how her & I did her Asthma puffer chart at school. With this then that style charts! She has some set in stone activities, that are the same every year. Soccer x1, Swim Lessons x4. Those are currently set in stone already. Other things we are hoping to have come through are dance and gymnastics. Originally we had plans for those, but due to some glitches, we have had to say no to the plans we had!
Each week we will have outings, planned out events, group gatherings with friends, playground fun, activities, quiet times, reading times, working times, "school" times and more! It's a very precise and planned out summer schedule. Even more so, since I will be more then a full time student this summer.
We are hoping to save up the money to do some special trips! My daughter has made a list of places she REALLY wants to go:
Toronto Zoo
Africian Lion Safari
Royal Ontario Museum
And several more!
We are hoping to give her some awesome days out this summer. We are also hoping to hit up a few other Toronto attractions and stay a weekend there and a weekend in Niagara Falls. Money is always the concern!
So with summer coming far too quickly, this is what we are looking at!!! Wish us luck on another switch in schedules and a successful summer! There will be plenty of updates to come!!!
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Another year older
Today, my piece turns 6 years old! How is that possible? Really, I don't know HOW 6 years flew by so fast! Where did the time go?
I look back over the past 6 years and think of the times we have had. The good, the bad, the scary! My piece has progressed SO far! After over 2 years of no speech, and me working day and night to get it back, she talks really well now!
I think of how much things have changed. How hard she has worked to be where she is today. I think of the struggles she went through, without any support or encouragement other then us.
Each year, I look back at the tough times, the struggles and the lessons we learned. Then I smile. Because we learned so much, she had amazing times that we can focus on instead of the bad. THEN I thank God for giving me the blessing that is my daughter!
She may be autistic, she may be hard to deal with a lot of the time, but you know what, she is MY piece of the puzzle and she is the BEST little girl I could truly hope for! I am a blessed Autistic Mama :) I wouldn't have it any other way!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS!!! I can't believe you are already 6 years old! The time has flown by SO fast!!! I love you baby girl!!!
I look back over the past 6 years and think of the times we have had. The good, the bad, the scary! My piece has progressed SO far! After over 2 years of no speech, and me working day and night to get it back, she talks really well now!
I think of how much things have changed. How hard she has worked to be where she is today. I think of the struggles she went through, without any support or encouragement other then us.
Each year, I look back at the tough times, the struggles and the lessons we learned. Then I smile. Because we learned so much, she had amazing times that we can focus on instead of the bad. THEN I thank God for giving me the blessing that is my daughter!
She may be autistic, she may be hard to deal with a lot of the time, but you know what, she is MY piece of the puzzle and she is the BEST little girl I could truly hope for! I am a blessed Autistic Mama :) I wouldn't have it any other way!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS!!! I can't believe you are already 6 years old! The time has flown by SO fast!!! I love you baby girl!!!
Waterloo Walk for Autism Speaks Canada
Happy 6th Birthday to my precious little princess!!! Today is her birthday, I am finding it so hard to believe she is ALREADY 6! How did time go so fast?
Sunday, June 2nd, we drove the 45 or so minutes to Waterloo, to take part in the walk. My daughter was so excited to take part in the walk. She was also excited to see her Autism Grandma, G-Mags! We were part of a group sponsored by Pure Source, called Ebony's ABC's.
G-Mag's has been an AMAZING support for our family since I met her at a conference in our city. That was earlier this year. She has helped us through MANY tough times as well. We can't thank her ENOUGH!
Sunday, we went to the walk. My husband and I were both nervous. Our daughter doesn't travel well, doesn't handle crowds well, just to name a FEW things! So, we were on edge. The drive there went well. Surprisingly well. She asked a few times, if we were there yet, but other then that, it went very smoothly. She even had a bit of breakfast on the way and when we first arrived. A HUGE step for her, she tends to AVOID breakfast.
When we got there, it was still early. Things had just been set up, not a lot of people yet. And of course, the FIRST person she saw when she got out of the car just so happened to be G-Mags! That thrilled her to NO end! And she was even more excited (I didn't think at that time, she could have been lol), when G-Mags gave her a birthday present to keep safe in our car!
We all went up to the field, got settled and ready for the walk. Princess A had to instantly hit up the rides. There was a HUGE blow up CARS slide, a blow up basket ball game, a blow up bouncer and a trampoline, as well as a hockey game! She hit up every activity at least once and then went back to all the bouncy activities a second time, before too many more people arrived, then the lines were just TOO hectic!
She played with G-Mags dogs, that her and her husband brought along to the walk. She stayed calm and well behaved the ENTIRE day! The crowds didn't upset her. She thanked the volunteers and representatives from Autism Speaks Canada, for celebrating her birthday with her.
G-Mags, being the wonderful woman she is, had it arranged, to have them wish Princess A a happy birthday, to the whole crowd. They had a super cute Blue elephant hat for her to wear, so everyone would KNOW she was the birthday girl and they gave her a blue Star balloon, to attach to the wagon, so everyone would know it was her birthday walk! This thrilled A to NO end! She thought it was awesome that everyone wished her a happy birthday!
Her and I had even made chocolate vegan, allergen free cupcakes the day before, with puzzle piece tops and blue icing. She lit it up blue for Autism with her birthday cupcakes! I thought it was a sweet idea, she had, to make cupcakes for everyone to share :)
The walk was sadly cut short due to weather. It POURED from the start of the walk, till we got back. Some people left, but many stuck it out! A little rain, never hurt anyone! We were there for a cause! G-Mags was smart enough to buy rain ponchos for everyone to wear. Princess A thought it was fun. Normally rain puts her in a HUGE meltdown mode. But at the walk, she was enjoying it. She was in the wagon we borrowed, so thankfully she didn't have to WALK in the rain. She had a blast, and was so well behaved.
I had strangers come up to me a few times, asking if she was autistic because she was so calm, quiet and well behaved. They were amazed when I told them she was!
By the time we went to leave, she was exhausted from all her fun. The morning had been fun, but VERY tiring for her! She had a ROUGH drive home, felt sick to her stomach the WHOLE way home. Then had an emergency bathroom situation 3 minutes from home, but she made it through!
She had a great day, met amazing people, had tons of fun and enjoyed the walk in support of Autism! I was so proud of how well she did that day!
I would also like to say a BIG thank you to Autism Speaks Canada, Pure Source, Ebony's ABC's & everyone who was there with us that day!!! It was an amazing day, despite the rain and we loved seeing everyone out there!!! Great job on the fundraising!!
Sunday, June 2nd, we drove the 45 or so minutes to Waterloo, to take part in the walk. My daughter was so excited to take part in the walk. She was also excited to see her Autism Grandma, G-Mags! We were part of a group sponsored by Pure Source, called Ebony's ABC's.
G-Mag's has been an AMAZING support for our family since I met her at a conference in our city. That was earlier this year. She has helped us through MANY tough times as well. We can't thank her ENOUGH!
Sunday, we went to the walk. My husband and I were both nervous. Our daughter doesn't travel well, doesn't handle crowds well, just to name a FEW things! So, we were on edge. The drive there went well. Surprisingly well. She asked a few times, if we were there yet, but other then that, it went very smoothly. She even had a bit of breakfast on the way and when we first arrived. A HUGE step for her, she tends to AVOID breakfast.
When we got there, it was still early. Things had just been set up, not a lot of people yet. And of course, the FIRST person she saw when she got out of the car just so happened to be G-Mags! That thrilled her to NO end! And she was even more excited (I didn't think at that time, she could have been lol), when G-Mags gave her a birthday present to keep safe in our car!
We all went up to the field, got settled and ready for the walk. Princess A had to instantly hit up the rides. There was a HUGE blow up CARS slide, a blow up basket ball game, a blow up bouncer and a trampoline, as well as a hockey game! She hit up every activity at least once and then went back to all the bouncy activities a second time, before too many more people arrived, then the lines were just TOO hectic!
She played with G-Mags dogs, that her and her husband brought along to the walk. She stayed calm and well behaved the ENTIRE day! The crowds didn't upset her. She thanked the volunteers and representatives from Autism Speaks Canada, for celebrating her birthday with her.
G-Mags, being the wonderful woman she is, had it arranged, to have them wish Princess A a happy birthday, to the whole crowd. They had a super cute Blue elephant hat for her to wear, so everyone would KNOW she was the birthday girl and they gave her a blue Star balloon, to attach to the wagon, so everyone would know it was her birthday walk! This thrilled A to NO end! She thought it was awesome that everyone wished her a happy birthday!
Her and I had even made chocolate vegan, allergen free cupcakes the day before, with puzzle piece tops and blue icing. She lit it up blue for Autism with her birthday cupcakes! I thought it was a sweet idea, she had, to make cupcakes for everyone to share :)
The walk was sadly cut short due to weather. It POURED from the start of the walk, till we got back. Some people left, but many stuck it out! A little rain, never hurt anyone! We were there for a cause! G-Mags was smart enough to buy rain ponchos for everyone to wear. Princess A thought it was fun. Normally rain puts her in a HUGE meltdown mode. But at the walk, she was enjoying it. She was in the wagon we borrowed, so thankfully she didn't have to WALK in the rain. She had a blast, and was so well behaved.
I had strangers come up to me a few times, asking if she was autistic because she was so calm, quiet and well behaved. They were amazed when I told them she was!
By the time we went to leave, she was exhausted from all her fun. The morning had been fun, but VERY tiring for her! She had a ROUGH drive home, felt sick to her stomach the WHOLE way home. Then had an emergency bathroom situation 3 minutes from home, but she made it through!
She had a great day, met amazing people, had tons of fun and enjoyed the walk in support of Autism! I was so proud of how well she did that day!
I would also like to say a BIG thank you to Autism Speaks Canada, Pure Source, Ebony's ABC's & everyone who was there with us that day!!! It was an amazing day, despite the rain and we loved seeing everyone out there!!! Great job on the fundraising!!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Meltdown central
It seems that more so lately, EVERY single time I have to get my daughter dressed, she has an EXTREME meltdown over what to wear! Seriously, every SINGLE time!
Monday is a great example:
My daughter was an HOUR late for school, all because of her 3 hour long meltdown over wearing a pair of SHORTS! Really?! Yep, she wanted to wear jeggings but doesn't have any that currently fit, she wanted to wear a dress, but I had no little shorts to go underneath and since she's a little girl that LOVES to climb the monkey bars and such, shorts under the dress are a MUST! They're just fitted shorts, similar to ballet training shorts. Then since she lost those two battles, she tried for leggings.....the ones she WANTED to wear had to be worn under something, but she wouldn't wear them under the dress because they wouldn't match and she wouldn't wear them with the shorts either! So from 7-10am, she screamed, cried, threw things around and overall just melted down, over wearing shorts to school.
I will say, that finally, once she calmed down a bit, we managed to get the shorts on her and get her to school, but she was NOT a happy camper. Thankfully yesterday she was too excited to wear her special t-shirt for "Wear Blue In Support of Autism" Day at her school, to realize she was wearing shorts!
Wish me luck today!
Monday is a great example:
My daughter was an HOUR late for school, all because of her 3 hour long meltdown over wearing a pair of SHORTS! Really?! Yep, she wanted to wear jeggings but doesn't have any that currently fit, she wanted to wear a dress, but I had no little shorts to go underneath and since she's a little girl that LOVES to climb the monkey bars and such, shorts under the dress are a MUST! They're just fitted shorts, similar to ballet training shorts. Then since she lost those two battles, she tried for leggings.....the ones she WANTED to wear had to be worn under something, but she wouldn't wear them under the dress because they wouldn't match and she wouldn't wear them with the shorts either! So from 7-10am, she screamed, cried, threw things around and overall just melted down, over wearing shorts to school.
I will say, that finally, once she calmed down a bit, we managed to get the shorts on her and get her to school, but she was NOT a happy camper. Thankfully yesterday she was too excited to wear her special t-shirt for "Wear Blue In Support of Autism" Day at her school, to realize she was wearing shorts!
Wish me luck today!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
My speech
It's done! I did my mini speech on Autism for my daughters school today! I am NOT a public speaker, in fact, I have severe anxiety of people, groups, etc. So, to say the least, I was a nervous wreck! I stammered and messed up. I was a panicky wreck lol!
However, I survived, I did the speech and it was fairly successful. I got complements on both my speech and the tutu that my daughter wore, to represent the rainbow of diversity in the spectrum and on the puzzle piece ribbons that are for Autism Awareness!
So, I thought I would share my speech & a BIG thank you must go out to G-Mags for her help with information & to Meghan for being mentally by my side through out my speech and reminding me to speak from the heart!
Here is my speech:
Hi Everyone! I am here today to speak to you on behalf of Parent council about Autism. Thank you for having me here today, I am honoured to have been asked to speak! Now, many of you, may be too young to truly understand Autism & that's okay. I'll be honest with you, a lot of adults and even parents of children with Autism don't truly understand it.
Autism is a complex brain disorder, that can cause speech, behavioural & sensory issues, to name a few.
Autism comes in all shapes & sizes. Adults and children alike can have it. There is NO look to Autism. Autistic people are unique, just like every one of you are.
*Insert me showing the Autism Awareness giant magnet ribbon*
This ribbon I have here says Autism Awareness. A lot of causes & charities have similar ribbons, to raise awareness for many different topics. Have any of you seen a ribbon like this before?
Now this particular ribbon is covered in puzzle pieces. There is MAJOR significance to Autism in puzzle pieces.
I'm sure nearly, if not all of you, have tried to do at least ONE puzzle in your life, am I right? Did you get frustrated when 2 pieces didn't fit together? Well, that is similar to how the brain of an autistic person works. They can't get 2 parts to work together & they get frustrated. Sometimes they can't form the words or explain themselves & this can cause a major meltdown. They're literally not capable of controlling it. So, you know when you are in the grocery store and want that chocolate bar but mom or dad says no? You know that tantrum you throw? Well, you can control that tantrum. People with Autism have meltdowns which are different, because they can't be in control of their reactions.
Now, you may have noticed the puzzle pieces on this ribbon are diverse in their shapes & colours. Remember how before winter break, you guys learned about different religions celebrations and went from class to class to learn about them and do activities involving them? Well the shapes and colours on this ribbon represent the diversity of Autism. How it doesn't discriminate against any colour, or race, or religion.
You may also have noticed that the ribbon is BRIGHT! That's to signal HOPE!
This ribbon also represents 7 words to people & families affected by Autism. These words are: Educate, Advocate, Accept, Hope, Support, Faith & lastly Love!
Many of those are things you guys have learned throughout the year, when you have your monthly word. Like April as we all know, since its finishing up today, was Honesty. December was Diversity. You've had courage as well. Just to name a few.
Anyone who has Autism is just like you & I. Unique in there OWN special way!
Always Unique Totally Intelligent Sometimes Mysterious
April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Day! So, thank you, to each and every one of you, that wore blue today! Seeing that sea of blue out there, like my daughter and I are wearing, is amazing! It shows us, that you guys are accepting and dedicated! You're not discriminating!
Now I would like to bring my daughter to your attention before I finish here. Her outfit today, is in full support of Autism. Her blue shirt, to match you guys and help light your school up blue for Autism this April. Her rainbow tutu here, is to represent the diversity and the puzzle pieces in the ribbon! You will also notice a singular multicoloured puzzle piece on her shirt, it's to represent Autism. She will be wearing her shirt with her father and I, on June 2nd with all of the team from Pure Source, to support Ebony, Angelyn & every single person out there with Autism! In the office, you will see a poster about the walk!
Thank you for taking the time, to have me here on behalf of my family & parent council, to speak to you all about Autism! I hope that you have learned a few things & that if you have further questions you won't hesitate to ask your principal, teachers or go home and ask your family for more information! You guys are a new generation that can help make a huge difference in the future of Autism!!!
So, that was my speech! The kids were really intent and I found so many to be intrigued. They interacted with the questions and later, after it was done, I did have a couple kids ask me questions. They wanted websites they could go to, to learn about it! They want to know more about how to deal with adults with autism. How to help their parents be more willing to open up about it or learn about it! Truly an amazing experience! I am just behind amazed by it! Even kids in Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten understood the puzzle analogy. It was just an amazing experience!
I feel an amazing rush after doing that speech! I just feel like, I know, I got through to some of those people and they learned something! To me, that's worth more then anything!
Due to school safety rules, I couldn't actually tell people my daughter was Autistic. Both because its "private information" that is not to be distributed to unwarranted personal (it's in her application that until I get her approval for an EA, I am not to disclose any personal information, that may affect teachers, EA's and other professionals involved in her care and education, to know more information then needs to be proved for safety and educational circumstances, because it could cause them to make "other opinions" that could affect her results in getting the care she needs) & because the principal did not want kids, who may not otherwise know, to find out that she is and risk her further being bullied.
However, I survived, I did the speech and it was fairly successful. I got complements on both my speech and the tutu that my daughter wore, to represent the rainbow of diversity in the spectrum and on the puzzle piece ribbons that are for Autism Awareness!
So, I thought I would share my speech & a BIG thank you must go out to G-Mags for her help with information & to Meghan for being mentally by my side through out my speech and reminding me to speak from the heart!
Here is my speech:
Hi Everyone! I am here today to speak to you on behalf of Parent council about Autism. Thank you for having me here today, I am honoured to have been asked to speak! Now, many of you, may be too young to truly understand Autism & that's okay. I'll be honest with you, a lot of adults and even parents of children with Autism don't truly understand it.
Autism is a complex brain disorder, that can cause speech, behavioural & sensory issues, to name a few.
Autism comes in all shapes & sizes. Adults and children alike can have it. There is NO look to Autism. Autistic people are unique, just like every one of you are.
*Insert me showing the Autism Awareness giant magnet ribbon*
This ribbon I have here says Autism Awareness. A lot of causes & charities have similar ribbons, to raise awareness for many different topics. Have any of you seen a ribbon like this before?
Now this particular ribbon is covered in puzzle pieces. There is MAJOR significance to Autism in puzzle pieces.
I'm sure nearly, if not all of you, have tried to do at least ONE puzzle in your life, am I right? Did you get frustrated when 2 pieces didn't fit together? Well, that is similar to how the brain of an autistic person works. They can't get 2 parts to work together & they get frustrated. Sometimes they can't form the words or explain themselves & this can cause a major meltdown. They're literally not capable of controlling it. So, you know when you are in the grocery store and want that chocolate bar but mom or dad says no? You know that tantrum you throw? Well, you can control that tantrum. People with Autism have meltdowns which are different, because they can't be in control of their reactions.
Now, you may have noticed the puzzle pieces on this ribbon are diverse in their shapes & colours. Remember how before winter break, you guys learned about different religions celebrations and went from class to class to learn about them and do activities involving them? Well the shapes and colours on this ribbon represent the diversity of Autism. How it doesn't discriminate against any colour, or race, or religion.
You may also have noticed that the ribbon is BRIGHT! That's to signal HOPE!
This ribbon also represents 7 words to people & families affected by Autism. These words are: Educate, Advocate, Accept, Hope, Support, Faith & lastly Love!
Many of those are things you guys have learned throughout the year, when you have your monthly word. Like April as we all know, since its finishing up today, was Honesty. December was Diversity. You've had courage as well. Just to name a few.
Anyone who has Autism is just like you & I. Unique in there OWN special way!
Always Unique Totally Intelligent Sometimes Mysterious
April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Day! So, thank you, to each and every one of you, that wore blue today! Seeing that sea of blue out there, like my daughter and I are wearing, is amazing! It shows us, that you guys are accepting and dedicated! You're not discriminating!
Now I would like to bring my daughter to your attention before I finish here. Her outfit today, is in full support of Autism. Her blue shirt, to match you guys and help light your school up blue for Autism this April. Her rainbow tutu here, is to represent the diversity and the puzzle pieces in the ribbon! You will also notice a singular multicoloured puzzle piece on her shirt, it's to represent Autism. She will be wearing her shirt with her father and I, on June 2nd with all of the team from Pure Source, to support Ebony, Angelyn & every single person out there with Autism! In the office, you will see a poster about the walk!
Thank you for taking the time, to have me here on behalf of my family & parent council, to speak to you all about Autism! I hope that you have learned a few things & that if you have further questions you won't hesitate to ask your principal, teachers or go home and ask your family for more information! You guys are a new generation that can help make a huge difference in the future of Autism!!!
So, that was my speech! The kids were really intent and I found so many to be intrigued. They interacted with the questions and later, after it was done, I did have a couple kids ask me questions. They wanted websites they could go to, to learn about it! They want to know more about how to deal with adults with autism. How to help their parents be more willing to open up about it or learn about it! Truly an amazing experience! I am just behind amazed by it! Even kids in Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten understood the puzzle analogy. It was just an amazing experience!
I feel an amazing rush after doing that speech! I just feel like, I know, I got through to some of those people and they learned something! To me, that's worth more then anything!
Due to school safety rules, I couldn't actually tell people my daughter was Autistic. Both because its "private information" that is not to be distributed to unwarranted personal (it's in her application that until I get her approval for an EA, I am not to disclose any personal information, that may affect teachers, EA's and other professionals involved in her care and education, to know more information then needs to be proved for safety and educational circumstances, because it could cause them to make "other opinions" that could affect her results in getting the care she needs) & because the principal did not want kids, who may not otherwise know, to find out that she is and risk her further being bullied.
A KISS!!!
Yesterday, was like a break through in our little Autism world! My daughter came into my room, crawled into my bed, and gave me a kiss on the lips. Just a quick, simple, barely touched peck BUT a kiss none the less!!! It was such an exciting moment for me! Kisses are extremely rare!! Very very very few and far between and NEVER on the mouth!
This was a huge deal to me! My daughters just a little over a month away from her 6th birthday and I am SO excited that she made this progress. No clue how many more kisses will come and how far between them, but hey, even if that was the one and only one I were to get, it would be amazing!!! I am one PROUD mama!
This was a huge deal to me! My daughters just a little over a month away from her 6th birthday and I am SO excited that she made this progress. No clue how many more kisses will come and how far between them, but hey, even if that was the one and only one I were to get, it would be amazing!!! I am one PROUD mama!
Autism Awareness month, as it comes to a close!
Wow! April has been an amazing month! So much has gone on. Autism Awareness month was a great one for my family! We went to our local city hall on April 2nd for the flag raising. It was great! My daughter loved it! She met the Mayor and our local MP, which she was so thrilled about! It was "so cool" in her words!
We registered my daughter for the June 2nd Autism walk. She's excited to be fundraising for that! And she is IN LOVE with her outfit for it! She has a blue shirt that says Ebony's ABCs and has a puzzle piece on it, but it also has a picture of HER on it! She think's its awesome! Then she has a random tut, that I made her, to represent the colours of the puzzle pieces on the awareness ribbons! It's awesome, if I do say so myself!
Today, her school is having a blue shirt day, to raise awareness & I am giving a mini presentation on Autism. I was honoured to be asked to do this. But I admit, I am nervous to speak in front of 200 people!
We've been teaching our daughter a lot more about autism this month. Trying to help her better understand what she goes through. As well as what other people who have Autism or are on the spectrum may experience!
We've talked in length with people about Autism. We have shared our story with our people! It's been a fun, educational and emotional month! But, successful! We've done our best to spread the word & we hope others have done the same!
Just because April has come to a close though, doesn't mean our awareness should stop! AUTISM AWARENESS, IT MATTERS!!! MAKE IT A DAILY EVENT!!!
We registered my daughter for the June 2nd Autism walk. She's excited to be fundraising for that! And she is IN LOVE with her outfit for it! She has a blue shirt that says Ebony's ABCs and has a puzzle piece on it, but it also has a picture of HER on it! She think's its awesome! Then she has a random tut, that I made her, to represent the colours of the puzzle pieces on the awareness ribbons! It's awesome, if I do say so myself!
Today, her school is having a blue shirt day, to raise awareness & I am giving a mini presentation on Autism. I was honoured to be asked to do this. But I admit, I am nervous to speak in front of 200 people!
We've been teaching our daughter a lot more about autism this month. Trying to help her better understand what she goes through. As well as what other people who have Autism or are on the spectrum may experience!
We've talked in length with people about Autism. We have shared our story with our people! It's been a fun, educational and emotional month! But, successful! We've done our best to spread the word & we hope others have done the same!
Just because April has come to a close though, doesn't mean our awareness should stop! AUTISM AWARENESS, IT MATTERS!!! MAKE IT A DAILY EVENT!!!
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