My son has autism.

He asks the same questions over and over and over…well, you get the message.

He snuggles with his mom every single morning.

He is a whirlwind of motion.

He looks forward to the Body and Blood of Christ each and every day.

He is my birthday calendar.  I only need to ask him for someone's birthdate. 

He is a fount of information.

He is patriotic.

He loves his sisters…usually.

He will still let me hug and hold him although kisses are a different story.

He can remember quotes from a movie after watching it once.

He is carefree.

He can be quite self conscious despite being quite carefree.

He is my son and I am lucky to know him.

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This is the face of autism.  And, I love him very much.

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5 responses to “Autism Awareness–My Son”

  1. Cathy Avatar

    Thanks for sharing with us, KC. He’s a great kid and it’s neat to see how much he’s grown since I’ve known you all. He’s come a long way. (((HUGS)))

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  2. Mary Ellen Barrett Avatar

    You forgot really good looking too! I’ve loved your autism posts, you did a lot of good by writing about this, thank you!

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  3. Melinda Loustalot Avatar

    Hi KC — I was at the reg table for the ARCH conference in Houston, surfed over to Cay Gibson’s blog today and found your blog from hers — I just got this in my email and tho you most likely know about it already, I thought I’d pass it along in case you didn’t and in case it would be a good fit for your family —

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    Doug & Patsy Arnold, the founders of Texas’ Special Kids, are hosting a 2-day conference in Arlington, TX on July 10 & 11th. I’ve included the link below:
    http://www.txspecialkids.org/conf09.htm
    I’ve got no connection to it other than passing the info — hope you don’t mind. .
    Thanks for attending the conference and hope to see you again. .

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  4. Jennifer in TX Avatar

    He’s just beautiful, KC!!

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  5. Cascia @ Healthy Moms Avatar

    That is a beautiful poem for a handsome boy. I found your blog at Mom Bloggers Club.

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