Understanding Autism article (917kb).
I was asked by a journalist from Action Network if I would write an account of our lives with Megan and what role autism played in our family which I was happy to do. I elected to write about our familial transition from grief to acceptance and how it had benefited Meg’s progress (and ours) tremendously.
They did a bit of judicious editing (I have a tendency to waffle on occasion) and (oddly) described this site as a ‘company’ but its a good article and I’m thankful to Action Network for giving me the opportunity to speak about my favourite subject – one of my kids – without fear of encountering a stream of abuse directed towards her.
Yay, Kevin!
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, what a lucky girl Megan is! She is just flourishing under your care.
Kevin – nicely done! I hope that parents just entering the community of autism read this early in their search for information.
Yay! I hope the NAS will link to this article or include the text on their website. It would be very helpful to families of newly diagnosed kids, especially, as Mr. McCarron pointed out.
What a great article! It is stories like that one that will help autistic children living in this time to have better lives and more opportunities than ever before. It will also help to provide education, relief, hope and (dare i say it?) pride to their parents, families, and caretakers. Thanks for writing it.
That’s a really nice article and thanks so much for getting the word out there some more.
That’s a great article Kev. Thanks
Thanks all :o)
I’ll hopefully have a couple more bits of media related news soon as well.