Welcome To World Autism Awareness Day!
Dearest friends here in the That Went Well community…I know from reading your letters and sharing tears and hope how many of you are parents to children on the Autism spectrum. Here in Utah, one out of 70 boys will be diagnosed with ASD, one out of every 110 children. We’re the third highest in the nation for little ones on the spectrum. But the numbers are just about the same wherever you’re reading this. These beautiful children are growing in numbers–skyrocketing, really–and these parents spend every penny, every second of their lives and every ounce of courage, strength and hope to help their little ones live their best life.
Please find activities in your community this month to support, like the Autism Speaks Walks. Please offer to babysit or run errands for the mom down the street who’s on her last nerve. And please, please step out of your comfort zone when you see a person with autism melt down or struggle. Smile, ask their parent or caregiver if you can help, or even a “hang in there!” will mean everything. We are all in this together.
Thanks for sharing this. Awareness is half the battle.