DanielK42
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It took far, far too long for reasons I won't get into now, but my little four year old boy, Rockwell, has been diagnosed as Level 3 autistic for a couple of months now. Thank God he now has all the proper diagnostic stuff in order, but the older he gets the more we're coming to realize this is far, FAR from the mere speech delay we were hoping for. And the future is very unclear as to his developmental possibilities. He is, after all 4 years old. And though incredibly sweet, a challenge to raise. I'm sure you all can empathize.
It comes down to this: I've lagged in denial for a few years now, and now I want to know EVERYTHING. Is there anybody else who had this reaction, and has some advice / links / texts? I guess if I can't deny this away, I want to understand it as well as possible. Ideally on a technical level.
This is... taxing. It calls everything into question, and demands more of us than we have the present capacity to give. So it's time to expand those capacities, I guess.
That's the only way I know how to deal with this.
-Daniel
It comes down to this: I've lagged in denial for a few years now, and now I want to know EVERYTHING. Is there anybody else who had this reaction, and has some advice / links / texts? I guess if I can't deny this away, I want to understand it as well as possible. Ideally on a technical level.
This is... taxing. It calls everything into question, and demands more of us than we have the present capacity to give. So it's time to expand those capacities, I guess.
That's the only way I know how to deal with this.
-Daniel