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Autism, A Piece of Our Journey
Autism is a piece of our journey through life. This diagnosis is difficult to understand, for both those affected and those looking on.
Something was making Kim’s life difficult while she was growing up, yet no one knew what it was. Not us, her family, or the doctors we began trolling when she was in her teens. Her life consisted of unusual pieces, and no matter which way we turned them, the jigsaw didn’t fit together.
It took a trip to a clinic in an eastern state to finally diagnose her, which didn’t happen till her early twenties.
Our wish for these stories is to share our journey and perhaps spread understanding in a small way.
We’ve shared about Autism Spectrum Disorder before, here, here and here, but we’ve never told Kim’s birth story, the dawn of our journey onto the spectrum. It’s almost impossible to know how to tell the story of her birth and before because we didn’t know that anything about the pregnancy and birth was spectrum related….
When God Burnt My Offering, when I gave all I had to give, it was Gideon thoughts that helped to make sense of my desperation and despair. So there he was. Going about his business, trying to separate the wheat from the chaff, hiding in the winepress to save his harvest from pillaging…
Autism. She’s a spectator at life, with complicated emotions and social skills. Navigating a world that doesn’t make sense.
Rebekah’s story continues on her symbolic Fruit journey to Patience. Longsuffering, we find, is key to good relationships.
Rebekah bravely rides the camel on the journey to her new life, feeling peace in trusting to God’s plan. This post studies peace in Christ.
The girl in Church shyly asked, “Can you give this to Kim?” It was a page composed of pure handmade love, a universal language spanning ages.
Are you praying for a baby? Wait on God; the miracle might happen! And if that miracle has a glitch, praise Him anyway.
10 Travel Tips for your ASD Journey. To know the plan, what and how it will likely happen are important for someone on the Autism Spectrum.
If everyone cared and if everyone shared…would life be better for those who live life from the sidelines?God never promised that life would be fairyet at times the unfairness takes our breath awayuntil we remember that God can make a way. I hadn’t planned to write this today. I had a nice post in my…
“Walk on,” one child’s beautiful first words. This is an inspiring story about autism and the blessings of equine therapy.
Anticipate a great Autism Journey: Sharing 10 direction points we’ve learned along the way to find joy in every difficult day.