Stories of Autism
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Billy
When you hold your new-born grandchild, the sense of innocence can make you weep.What you don’t foresee is your grandchild, 8 years later, still wearing nappies; a child who has never said a single word.
Sam
Like each and every one of us my child is unique, he is special, and he is also autistic.
The condition is part of him, yet it is the beauty he possesses that defines him. A poem from a mum about her autistic child.
Heather
We watched our beautiful bright baby develop into a loving and playful toddler. But suddenly and inexplicably she regress into an isolated and perplexing world – autism.
Jay
Jay spoke well and early and was reading long before the start of school. When he moved into an all-boys private school however, it was the beginning of his private hell, details of which were not learned until many years later. At 21 he was wrongly diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Christina
As a baby, Christina screamed like an irritated animal and she didn't sleep. Now she engages little with the outside world, has a poor sense of danger and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
Tim
At 10 months he would push his wooden trolley filled with trains and tractors round the kitchen and living room making the exact noises you would expect to hear. By 17 months there were no sounds, no eye contact, no smiles. Our little boy had disappeared.
Giles
Giles was our only child, a beautiful baby. I'd aimed to give him a quiet, secure life and he was so contented as a baby that at first I thought we were doing rather well.
Cameron
The fact that my son Cameron, at 6, uses the simple sentences he does is due to myself, his school and a local autistic charity rehearsing them over and over again with him.
Sam
Sam showed signs of autism by 18 months old. He and his sister are now taking part in the Baby Siblings Project which follows a group of babies who have an older sibling with
autism compared with babies who have siblings from families unaffected by autism.
