My daughter was diagnosed with autism at 17 months...it was reconfirmed when she was 21 months...she didn't talk, she didn't want to play, at times I didn't even know if she could hear me...once the diagnosis was unanimous, I immediately started to get all the information I could and all the help I could for her...she wasn't responsive to it at first, but once she started to continue with it, she excelled...as she started to speak more and more, everything about her changed...she was happier, she was more responsive...she's now 8 years old, been mainstreamed since kindergarten and is at the top of her class...she still has her meltdowns and still needs her space but now she interacts with her family and has even been able to adapt to a ton of new changes in her life...moving, a step-father with 2 step-siblings, and a brand new baby sister...although, it does take its toll on her, she has been able to adapt and cope better than I could have ever imagined.

Anonymous
West Jordan, UT