This is my son Russell, he was diagnosed with autism in june of 2013. The doctors listed him as mild/sever.
i knew someone was different with Russell when he was 3, thats when his behavior changed and I noticed alot of
other things too...He wouldn't hold eye contact, he wasn't social, he didn't play with any children at daycare. So I took him to his doctor and his doctor refered me to a behavior specialist. Russell has been in counseling since he has been 5 and he just turned 9 last month. On top on autism he also has ADHD.
Russell is a very sweet and loving boy and is very smart but lately these past couple months his behavior has turned drastically, he is so full of anger when he has a tantrum, its scarey. He hurts himself, or atleast tries to cause i step in and do everything that i can to stop him. He just scratched himself or bites himself or hits his head off something but never uses a object or anything on himself. I have a younger son and he tries so hard to be a big boy to help me out when Russell has his meltdowns but its scarey for him sometimes because Russell will get verbal and say mean things.
Ive read alot of the other stories on here of others parents who have children with autism and I pray everynight that things get better because raising a child with autism is challenging. But when I look at Russell and he smiles at me and tell me he loves i know there is hope, its just hard doing it alone.
springville, NY
