Managing Autism - A Personal View

“Make it a bad moment, not a bad day.”

 (Katherine Mylius)

I came across this quote today and thought it really should be my motto! 

Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.

(Les Brown)

Elissa

(Now this is a face of determination!!)

Our son’s autism is not an illness or a disease…

It is simply a difference in the way he thinks, processes and responds to the world…

Who is not to argue that perhaps one day, our son’s way of seeing the world may become ‘normal’…

Today is the birth date of the revered Martin Luther King - a man who fought for acceptance and diversity… a man who saw the worth in all people, and fought for their freedom.

Today is a day to reflect on how far we have come in this world, in terms of acceptance and understanding.  Yes, the road we still have to travel will be long and difficult, but there is hope… King saw this hope, and we must too.

There is hope that one day the difference and diversity in our world will be accepted and understood, that all will be free from discrimination and judgement, that all will be equal… “free at last, free at last…”

I HAVE A DREAM

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May we honour diversity, may we honour all people’s worth…

“The circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant.  It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”

(From Pokemon)

A great mentor of mine taught me that “writing causes thinking.”

(Bob Proctor)

Today’s thought for the day: 

“When I loved myself enough

I quit wishing my life looked some other way and began to see that as it is, my life serves my evolution.”

Kim McMillen

May we find the beauty and joy in what life is for us!

Elissa & Steve.

Thought for the day:

Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

And from us:

Believe in your children, the impact on the world will be enormous.

Elissa & Steve