http://www.mindlessmommy.com/2008/11/two-years-ago-was-diagnosis-day.html Autism, ADHD, Anxiety and Siezures Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.mindlessmommy.com/2008/11/two-years-ago-was-diagnosis-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-4641 Brenda Mercado Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:28 +0000 http://www.mindlessmommy.com/?p=196#comment-4641 It's so strange to read about your experiences of this past year. I remember being heckled at a theater because my son wouldn't leave (there was a power outage and he would not leave until he saw the movie...it was horrible!). The fact that our kids look so typical and people are so ignorant makes it really challenging to cope on a daily basis. Now one of the best things I have learned (my son is 13...and was diagnosed at 4) is that you put the autism out there, and then let people react as the may. If they don't know what it is...well, that's THEIR problem not yours! My son was in diapers till he was five. He was the opposite of yours. At four he would use them only during the day. He would stay dry all night since he turned 4, but days were problematic (he was so distracted by everything...it's like he didn't notice he had to go until it was too late) but it happened eventually and for that I am grateful. Really grateful, LOL! Well, I just wanted to send you some support and say Congratulations, for surviving yet another year of motherhood...is this the hardest job or what? LOL! Happy birthday to your little Princess too...she's well on her way to being "a big girl!" woo-hoo! It’s so strange to read about your experiences of this past year. I remember being heckled at a theater because my son wouldn’t leave (there was a power outage and he would not leave until he saw the movie…it was horrible!). The fact that our kids look so typical and people are so ignorant makes it really challenging to cope on a daily basis.
Now one of the best things I have learned (my son is 13…and was diagnosed at 4) is that you put the autism out there, and then let people react as the may. If they don’t know what it is…well, that’s THEIR problem not yours!
My son was in diapers till he was five. He was the opposite of yours. At four he would use them only during the day. He would stay dry all night since he turned 4, but days were problematic (he was so distracted by everything…it’s like he didn’t notice he had to go until it was too late) but it happened eventually and for that I am grateful. Really grateful, LOL!
Well, I just wanted to send you some support and say
Congratulations, for surviving yet another year of motherhood…is this the hardest job or what? LOL!
Happy birthday to your little Princess too…she’s well on her way to being “a big girl!” woo-hoo!

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