Lisa Henderson celebrates her son Sean’s incredible progress in school and various aspects of life. She shares his journey to inspire other parents navigating similar challenges, highlighting the value of perseverance and hope.
In the second story, Kim Brackin reflects on her daughter’s milestone of successfully traveling independently for the first time. These two inspiring stories remind us of every individual’s potential for growth and independence and the profound impact of patience, support, and encouragement.
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Lisa Henderson’s story: Making progress
My son was diagnosed at two-plus years old back in 2011. This was a very difficult time for my husband and me. He is our second child and first-born son, and we were crushed to find out that he was “mild to moderate” on the autism spectrum with a global development delay.
As a mother, I grieved for one year before I decided to get some help for him as well as ourselves. Children are a blessing. Sean is a blessing.
Sean is now 15 years old and enrolled at an online school for children with different abilities. He is currently in grade 7/8. He has come a long way and has further to go. We are very proud of his academic, social, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional progress so far.
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Kim Brackin’s story: Successful travel
My 19-year-old ASD daughter went on her second trip away a few days ago. She is staying with relatives four hours away from me and plans to be away for two weeks. I’m not sure if she will last six to nine days or maybe the whole time.
She has never wanted to do this before on any occasion, always declining. If she tried to go away, she had to return after one day. This is because her anxieties, sensory processing, ASD, or ADD kept her from being able to do this.
She organized this trip by herself with a bit of assistance from her aunty and me. This was a four-hour train ride followed by a two-hour car trip. She has been ringing me daily with updates, and she is happy, content, and coping.
She is so proud of her achievements and is trying so hard. I’m so happy about her accomplishment.
This article was featured in Issue 169 — Early Autism Diagnosis and Intervention.
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