So it's been a while. Almost six years. A lot has happened in that time, too much for one blog post. For the fast update, shortly after I stopped posting, I had a still birth. My baby had a genetic anomaly. He would be six this year. I lost my job through layoffs and never really found my feet again after that, work wise. I met and fell in love with a man. He gave me a beautiful son who is now almost 19 months old. He is a micro-preemie and weighed in at just under two pounds at birth. He's doing really well now, but he's showing some signs that he might be on the spectrum like mommy.
Because of his other needs, I joined a group of Facebook for special needs parents. A lot of the parents there have kids on the spectrum who are non verbal. I sometimes feel really out of sorts there, because it's hard for me when they talk about how hard it is for them. On the other hand, the group is not about *me*, it's a place for parents to connect about their challenges. And it is so much better that the parents are doing their venting on this Facebook page than aloud where their child can hear them. Better for the child, better for the parent in the end.
Being a part of this group has gotten me really thinking about resources for parents of kids with special needs and giving them information from the perspective of their children. So often we humans tend to think of others through the lens of our own experiences, and so it's hard for anyone, neurotypical or not, to see things through the eyes of someone else. God knows I don't understand how neurotypicals think!
So my next couple posts will be about my thoughts in that arena. I've got a lot rolling around in my head right now, so it might be a few days. I don't want those posts to be as dis-jointed as this one!
If you're actually reading this, thank you!
