Major has had his autism diagnosis for almost a year now. Over this difficult year I have developed both a love and hate for autism. Below is my list:
Things I love about autism:
1. I love how blatently truthful he can be
2. I love how he does not judge anyone
3. I love how autism has brought groups of people into our lives that would not otherwise been there
4. I love how autism has deepened a relationship with my aunt
5. I love the compassion people show my son
Things I hate about autism:
1. I hate how frustrated he gets and no real way to deal with it
2. I hate how hard he tries to stay on task and focused that he bites himself
3. I hate the fact that he strikes out in violence and then shows no remorse
4. I hate the fact that I have to get very creative in funding most of Major's therapies and interventions
5. I hate that I know several police officers by name because they have had to intervine on my behalf
6. I hate the fact that my son is only 8 but has riden in the back of police cars on several occasions
7. I hate how helpless it makes my son feel
8. I hate how helpless I feel when it comes to helping my son
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