On 25th march 2012 i became a mother to twins riley and gracie, i felt so lucky to have a beautiful healthy boy weighing 6.01 and a gorgeous healthy girl weighing 4.10 it was the best day if my life.
As the months went by they were complimented by strangers for their bright blue sparking eyes. As they got older riley started to bounce in hes bouncy chair which at the time everyone found really funny as he didnt have a care in the world bouncing away and as gracie grew she took alot on intrest in any objects but had no intrest in toys, to this day she would rather have a multipul of the same style toys e.g balls, blocks ect... and she will pass them over her lap whilst studying them one by one. Riley never liked shopping he would cry the whole way round, i put that down to him being a typical boy not liking shopping.
At a year old i became concerned as they still didnt respond to their names and they wouldnt make eye contact no matter how funny i tried to be making faces and blowing rasberrys they would look straight through me, i see other kids their age doing alot of things like waving and pointing so at the same time as becoming a single parent i took them to a health visitor where she said she was very concerned and she suspects autism but further appointments need to be made. Next we see a pediatrician where it was confirmed they were on the road to diagnoses of ASD, it hit me for a week or two, dealing with a break up and coming to terms with my babies being "different" to other kids, now they are two and a half and i couldnt be prouder, they have their moments and meltdowns but i wouldnt change them for the world ill stand by them and help them reach their full potential and make sure they are always happy in life, were the three musketeers, i wouldnt have it any other way.
hertfordshire, United Kingdom
