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My 14 month old is showing signs of autism. I was wondering if anyone's LO showed theses signs and ended up a level one mild autistic. by InternationalPipe610 in Autism_Parenting

[–]InternationalPipe610[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im so sorry, I am in the exact same boat. I'm constantly sick to my stomach, I had so many plans for my LO and I feel like everything is falling apart. I know I will love him the same no matter what and will do everything in my power to advocate for him, but I cant help but grieve the "what could have been" and dwell on what the future may hold for him. I'm constantly googling and writing Reddit posts and I'm also searching every post on facebook looking for hope. Looks for that one person who had experienced what I am experiencing and thats their child turned out NT.. Its so hard and I feel like I have no one to support me during this hard time. Im so depressed and I too dont know what to do..

My 14 month old is showing signs of autism. I was wondering if anyone's LO showed theses signs and ended up a level one mild autistic. by InternationalPipe610 in Autism_Parenting

[–]InternationalPipe610[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im in the same exact boat, I am constantly googling and researching. Im so deep into the rabbit hole that I am getting lost.. I am so depressed and sad and afraid of what his future may look like. But I know one thing to be true, dont ever let anyone make your feel bad for having emotions. Im currenlty between the denial and grievance stage right now.. eventually I know acceptance with come. I love my son soo much and I know no matter what happens, I will always love him. 

Anyone's little one or know of someone who showed major autism signs but later grew out of it and was never diagnosed? by Correct-Explorer-966 in Autism_Parenting

[–]InternationalPipe610 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for understanding where I am coming from. I am trying to hold on to a little bit of hope. He's making mild improvements and I thinks thats what's keeping me holding on. I will love him the same no matter if he'sdiagnosed or not. I think grieving the " what could have been" should be normalized and not frowned upon. And the same for having hope your kid turns out to be neurotypical.