I am sitting at the airport in Atlanta, Georgia as I type this. I am not sure why I am in Atlanta if I am from Indiana and headed Massachusetts. Even the directionally challenged person that I am knows that I went south to end up north. The direction that I wend doesn’t matter, all that matters is that I get to where I am going.
My journey to the Autism Treatment Center of America reminds me of our journey with autism. I would love for Hayden’s recovery from autism to be start at point A and end at point B with a straight line going up instead of down. Hayden’s recovery from autism has been and will continue to be a line that goes up, down, around, twists, ties, and jumps all over the place. Time has proven with Hayden that we take ten steps forward we take two steps back.
I am hoping this week at Maximum Impact that I will be able to truly 100% be able to accept the ups and downs and let go of my fears. Saying that I am excited to be headed back to Autism Treatment Center of America is a massive understatement.
I am trying so hard to accept the ups and downs of his recovery from autism. This has been a true struggle with me. I don’t want to see him move backwards, only forwards. I fear that I will “loose” him again. This place is like no other place I have been. The energy that is present is pure and judgement free. I get to be surrounded by others that understand and live what I am going through. These wonderful people don’t judge, they love and accept. I will get to celebrate Hayden’s autism and all the gifts that he has give us.
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