Hi friends! Do you know of a mom who has a child with autism? What is their experience like? I know of one such mom -Alison Kiriinya, whose 6-year-old son is autistic. Alison frequently shares snippets of her life as an autism mom following her son’s diagnosis in April 2018 and today, I’ll link you up to a post where she highlights her experience.
“So at around 2 years old, my son had to be admitted because of an infection that was causing a high fever. It is when we were in the hospital that I realized that he was not speaking as well as he was supposed to and that his self-care milestones were a little delayed.
He got better and we were discharged, but I still kept observing him, hoping that the delays would self-rectify. They didn’t. Read the rest of Alison’s story here.
Please follow Alison’s blog, and if you know of a colleague, friend, sister, cousin, aunt, neighbor or anybody who has a child with autism, share Alison’s insights with them. Parenting is all about learning from each other. May you be encouraged by her journey.
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