I really dislike alot of the terms used to describe having an Autistic child....

  1. I lost my child to Autism.

  2. Autism stole my child.

  3. My child was born "normal" (Normal is a city in Illinois).

  4. The child I gave birth to is "gone".

 I also dislike the terms used to try to help an Autistic child...

  1.  Cure.

  2.  Recover.

  3.  Fix.

  4.  Broken.

My children are right in front of me.  I did not lose them. They were not stolen.  They would never, ever have been "normal" with me as a mother.  The children I gave birth to are right here.

How very sad it must be for a child with Autism to think that in some remote way they are making their parent sad.  How very sad it must be to think you are lost, stolen, or gone.

No matter what you think happened to make your child Autistic, please remember that your child is still there and they need to feel that they are perfect....no matter what !!!!