“What I wish I knew way back then is that it’s OK to get a second opinion when your gut tells you the doctor is wrong. We knew that Gavin had autism. Yet, we were told he had ADHD, that he had anxiety and depression. It took his first psychiatric hospitalization at age 8 for a psychiatrist to finally say he thought Gavin had Asperger’s. We were always told, ‘Why is a diagnosis so important to you anyway? It’s just a label.’ Because the right diagnosis means the proper treatment.
"You can lose yourself in autism, but you can also find yourself.""My daughter can appear to be 'fine' at a party, but later that night will likely be a nightmare. I think this is what can make autism so very lonely. It is a war fought mostly behind closed doors.""Autism does not define my daughter," Lacy Gunter said of her daughter, Hannah, pictured here. "I have learned to separate Hannah from her autism.
Loved all of these observations.... Our oldest son surprises us everyday with his abilities and we celebrate every chance we get as a family!
Do you know what would be better than an article written by parents and loved ones of people with autism? One written by actual AUTISTIC PEOPLE. Stop centering parents and center autistic individuals instead. They might disagree about how to “feel” about an autism diagnosis.
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