Comments on: 6 Perks to Having an Autistic Kid

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:21:28 +0000

I loved this, people always say to me “it must be so hard”. My answer to that is….. Your challenges are just different to mine, it’s just that my daughter won’t come home with a tattoo, a tounge piercing, stay out all night with boys or want really expensive clothes and the best part is she will always want to do things with me like go to the movies. Not so bad after all!!!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:23:05 +0000

This so hit home… most people’s response to hearing my youngest son (14) has autism is a version of: “sorry, that must be so hard” … I then get to tell them that he never fights bedtime, puts all his clean clothes away the minute he sees them stacked on his floor (even if it is multiple times a day), empties his level of the dishwasher whenever the clean token is on the counter, does all his homework, piano practicing, and other chores w/o complaining as long as they are listed on his afternoon To Do white board list, and all this without ever being prompted by parents. Not that there aren’t challenges as you know, but reliance on routine, rules and structure is a definite perk!

By: Sharon Kearley

Sharon Kearley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:03:28 +0000

Thank you for writing out what I feel everyday. my son makes me feel so special to be his mom!

By: Smallbutmighty

Smallbutmighty — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:07:02 +0000

Beautifully stated!

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:39:52 +0000

I do not have autistic children, but i was truly touched by this post. You have such an amazing outlook. Your boys are so lucky to have you!

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:57:19 +0000

I, too, have two boys on the spectrum. As much as I love my many neices and nephews (all neuro-typical), I could not imagine parenting them. The whining and the ‘why’s, the skipping certain aisles at stores for fear of more whining and tantrums and never getting to leave them again, the rivalry and competition – I don’t know how my siblings and in-laws do it!

I have said before that, yes, if I could somehow “fix” my boys and make life easier for them, I would in a heartbeat… but I would never do so if it changed one thing about their personailities. They are perfect the way they are (with the atypical behavior and their uniqueness) and there is absolutely no need to “fix” that.

By: Patti Shanahan

Patti Shanahan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:19:54 +0000

Whenever my family shares a weekend trip with their families, I always find the other siblings arguing about one thing or another. It can get pretty intense. I then look at my son and ask “Aren’t you glad Kayla has autism?” He looks at me, smiles, and replies “Oh Yea.”

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:29:49 +0000

Thank you for this post! It sums up how great kids with autism are! So many articles and things on the internet always seem like doom and gloom and your post is so positive! LOVE IT!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:32:48 +0000

So very happy to have found this! Thank you, Sunday!

By: Adro

Adro — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:44:15 +0000

(Mom of 2 boys here, one with Autism/one without)
I love this post it is amazing what a routine will do! Even though the days we just cant keep it are really hard, I have the best kids when the routine is good.