Swain Center celebrates Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month, a full 30 days dedicated to educating the public about autism as well as highlighting issues families with autistic members face.
April is National Autism Awareness Month, a full 30 days dedicated to educating the public about autism as well as highlighting issues families with autistic members face.
Seriously? I forgot who I was, other than mother, when my daughter was young. But then again, I had a child with Special Needs....
I was pulling my hair out. My daughter was 15 and in her room 99% of the time. I could not get her to talk to me, much less do anything with me. And I am a child and adolescent therapist! She ate only pasta, never exercised, called the out-of-doors a “foreign land” and never did any extra curricular activities at school. Yes, she had difficulties, but I was drowning in guilt, depression, and alienation from my friends with typical children....