Reflections Of You Friday

Our autism journey

I reflect on the past quite often, almost every day. I have to. I think because it shows me how far we’ve come. Owen slept almost all night long before he got into bed with me and went beach to sleep. It was almost five before he finally came running. I woke several times before, reaching for him, trying to figure out what day it was going to be, the usual sleepiness saga. The words seem to be flowing more the last few days for Owen. He is singing so many songs now. I think back to when all I wanted to do was hear his tiny little voice, the pain of not hearing it in the “expected” timeframe. I had dreamt about his voice. I thought he would sound like Ross from Friends. When I heard his glorious voice for the first time he sounded like Owen. My beautiful little boy has a sweet tiny little voice. He said “duck”. It took him a long time to say another word, even longer for me to hear the word duck again. I think about how much he has said in the last few days, but I think about all my concerns when he would say a particular word and then he would stop saying it. Like it was gone. He did this with actions too. One of his therapists told me it was like he was putting it on a shelf, waiting to use it when he needed it again. It sat there so he could learn new skills, new words. This was hard to fathom. I needed those words, I needed those actions, they kept my own emotions in check. But the more I learned the more I see the trend, the more I see him growing. Autism is not only about how it affects my son, but it is about my emotions, the family as a whole. I wear my emotions not only on my sleeve, but everywhere and I think I even put my emotions on other people’s sleeves. I’m passionate about this, because it has changed my world. And I’m passionate about it, because it has changed yours. Through support and love not only has Owen grown, but I have too. We are not alone. There is always someone that is on a similar journey to you, ours happens to be about autism. Today and always we are growing Owen, that’s what we do. Find your passion, find your strength and make your world a better place. Sometimes all it takes is a smile or kind words to change the entire day for someone. Make today matter. Smiles to all and donut daze!

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