My name is Wendy up until last year I was single mother of three kids until I met a special Man Named Joe Egan also a single father of 2 boys. When I met Joe in my heart I felt he was special as his son Paul Egan and he was he is Autistic now 5 years old. When I first met Paul his eating menu was very limited included bagel bars and peanut butter and Pop Tarts and had lots tantrums. I knew that this relationship would be a challenge but Joe Egan proposed and I said yes, so we decided to blend families totaling our household of 8. Yes 8 because we had one child of our own baby Joseph John Egan born this year May 26.
Blending families has not been an easy transition especially for the little ones but we have managed to overcome many obstacles. One of our great accomplishments is being able to put more items on Paul’s Menu to eat, using positive reinforcement as a whole family also helping him tone down on noise making asking him to work quietly at home so he can be successful at school. Being able to go out to eat to a restaurant is no longer a challenge because we have all worked as a team. Paul has also developed a very artistic skill expressing his creative imagination with a pen and a paper. His father created a site for him to share his work with the world http://aurtista.com/ . Paul is a special Child like his father and I feel lucky to call him my son. My advice to parents is work as family find their talent and let them express themselves! Positive reinforcement and tone is key, but everyone needs to work together and be on the same page as a family.
Don’t forget to check out Paul’s work http://aurtista.com/ and leave him a message you will make an already happy Autistic Boy even More happy!
Lakeside, CA