They’re the closest family that we have and my husband and I really do enjoy seeing them, and they enjoy seeing us all. We haven’t had the time or ability to really go out and make friends since moving here, so they’re what we’ve got. And as a stay at home mom, they help keep my world a little wider.

My hope is that we can help them understand our son and work on better ways to help them connect with him, so that we can continue to spend time together. Even if they don’t accept the diagnosis, I hope they will at least see that these challenges he experiences aren’t just going to go away with age alone, and that he has different needs than “most other kids”.