When Brother was about 10, he started to question why he was continuing with his therapy.  His two younger sisters needed speech therapy for articulation issues but were finished within a year to eighteen months.  I explained to him that he had autism and that the therapies helped him in many areas.  He didn't really understand but he's learning more and more what his weaknesses are.

As we were purging, I came across a picture of us where the children were holding disposable cameras.  He wanted to know what he took pictures of.  I told him he took pictures of the walls, ground, dirt, grass, etc.  He then looked at me with a smile and said, "Well, that's autism for ya."

Who says people with autism don't have a sense of humor.

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April is Autism Awareness month.  This is the face of autism.

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4 responses to “Autism Awareness ~ That’s Autism For Ya”

  1. Jennifer Gregory Miller Avatar

    This is so sweet! How neat he can laugh at himself.

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  2. Denise Avatar
    Denise

    And a beautiful, joyous face it is!

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  3. JoAnn in CO Avatar
    JoAnn in CO

    LOVE this. As a mom of two, possibly 3 boys with autism, I totally get it! πŸ™‚ (Plus 3 other sorta typical kids, hahaha!). πŸ˜€

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  4. Elisa Avatar

    Aw! When you wrote about his weaknesses it made me think of the strength fingers test. It’s similar to a personality test but its goal is to help you find what your strengths are so you can focus on them. I am interested to know what the strengths are for autistic people.

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