Today’s post is a simple ode to my beautiful, kind, cheerful, loud, computer sick, autistic, persevering, wonderful boy with his easy smile, who turns six today.
He still does, and always has, melted people with his bright blue eyes, shrill voice, and beautiful smile and it can sometimes be pure pleasure to witness his special and genuine view of life.
I am amazed that my blog now has well over 1000 followers! I’m so thankful and humbled for your support! I can’t believe it was only in February that I decided to go ahead with this blog about my two sons, their autism diagnoses and how autism affects the family. I had been thinking about it for weeks but was a little doubtful at first if it was a good idea to open up to the world and letting everyone in on my little family and our life. But there was something that told me it would be for the better. It most certainly was and I haven’t regretted doing it for a single moment! It has had great therapeutic effects and I think that those close to us have also gotten a better idea of the things that we’ve been going through. Thus, I want to thank my husband for getting the idea in the first place and then urging me on and believing in me. But first and foremost I want to thank you all that have supported me by following the blog, by leaving your amazing and so so appreciated comments, and last but not least by sharing my posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. You have truly been an inspiration and your support means the world to me. So thank you all so very much!
It can be so easy to be negative, to complain, to only see the things you are missing. Of course there can be periods of negativity and pessimism but there are people who generally tend to see the glass as half empty and usually, I find it emotionally draining to be around such people. I am usually the positive type but I must admit that the past winter challenged my positivity in ways I have not experienced before. Some might say that it is normal given the circumstances and that might be right. Nonetheless, things could be worse!
