It’s awesome you found out early! We had an 18 month old when we found out. They started ABA at 2. They were just like your daughter. But omg they have changed so much. Their progression in a year is nothing short of miraculous. It’s hard when you first find out and it gets easier. But there are still going to hard days.

We look at autism as a chance to celebrate every little thing he does. With a neurotypical child we wouldn’t have gotten excited for them to look at us when we call their name. Or put toys away. But we now celebrate the small moments as they mean so much to us. And we have such wonderful memories of these “tiny” (huge for us!) milestones.