National Autism Awareness day

I stopped posting the National day of because of the whiners. However, this affects many families and many Clemson families. I did not have anyone in my life like this until about two years ago.

As some may remember, I met my birth mom for the first time after 55 years. She never had another child, but she adopted my brother from Korea as a baby. They did not know he was autistic and that he would be nonverbal and physical at times. They are now dealing with a 40 year old man, yet still a child. It is hard to see how their lives have been impacted and changed. They cannot travel and cannot go very far. As they grow older the burden becomes greater. All of that to say, I became more aware because of their daily lives and the impacts that Autism creates!

Mad respect and prayers for strength, wisdom and guidance to all the families that have autism affect your lives! God bless you!!

https://nationaltoday.com/autism-awareness-day/

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Re: National Autism Awareness day

Apr 2, 2025, 1:34 PM

My grandaughter is autistic, to see her you would think she's perfectly normal, but she is also dyslexic and it has taken a long time to help her learn to read. Her therapist, told her mom, she will probably never have many friends because they will think she is weird, that kinda hurts me for her, because she truly wants to be friends with everyone. She says the only true friends she has is her cat Howard, (named after a legend), and a big clumsy German Shepherd named Mattie. I've never seen her cry. Her mom says she has only seen her cry once, and it was truly heartbreaking. She rarely laughs. I can get her to occasionally give me a smile, but usually, when I try to get a laugh out of her, all I get is a dry, witty reply to my attempt. Her mom, says that her big brother is the only one that can get a good, hearty laugh out of her. She is definitely a different kind of person, and as much as I wish for her to have a normal happy life, I sometimes think, I wouldn't change a thing about her. I love her just as she is. That's her when she was a lot younger, in my logo picture, with her older brother on a gameday. She's grown a little bit since then.

Thanks for your post Flea.

I did a copy paste of her latest picture, which I don't think will be viewable. Evidently; my TNet pay grade doesn't allow me to attach files.

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