Comments on: Finding Another New Normal

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:37:15 +0000

Sarah, my son too was diagnosed at 27 months. We have been on the Autism journey now for 5 years. At first I prayed and begged God to heal my son, to make him normal. I grieved what could have been and found it hard to adjust to our new "normal".

Fast forward 5 years -- now I love that my son sees the world differently, that he learns differently. That doesn't mean

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:18:01 +0000

Perfectly said, Sarah. I feel the same--every week, we are finding a new normal! Luckily, one of the many things I have learned from Max is to be very flexible. Glad Sam is adjusting so well to school!

Ellen

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:18:26 +0000

Sandra,
Thanks for your comment! Glad I could be an encouragement. Funny, I wrote this to keep up with the blog thinking it wasn't any great insight or anything. Sometimes it's those things that end up speaking to others more than the really "profound" posts. :-)

When was your son diagnosed? Sam is 6, and was diagnosed at 27 months so it's been a 4 year road

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:09:43 +0000

My son, who has autism, turned 7 right before Christmas. Can you imagine our craziness of the season with him every year not only having to deal with the excitement of Christmas and the energy of the holidays but then add a birthday into the mix as well?

I love what you said about having to find a new normal over and over again. I too thought that once I accepted my son's