Our son has Autism....I know, most of you know that.As parents of a special needs child, there are things that you never think you will ever hear and when you do....you are totally blown away, humbled and PROUD of your child. Many of you have heard us praise God for every thing Joshua has accomplished and for the things that we know he will.
- Learning to communicate, talk when they were not sure he would be able to.
- Learning to ride a bike on his own.
- Becoming STUDENT of the Month at his school.
- Publishing his first book.....
- And then....this Christmas hearing the words that WE as parents never thought we would ever here....
As we sat with our friends and their child...who is an incredible, precious and loving little girl and a very typical 3 year old, (totally love it); we heard the words....."Try and be like Joshua and Faith."
Matt and I looked over at our friends and chuckled saying, "We never thought we would hear those words...that someone would encourage their child to be like Joshua." (We know he's great!)
This just proves that just because a child has a disability...it DOES NOT define them; and, that Neurotypicals can also learn and glean life skills from our kiddos.
Thank you, Lord for how you work in our kids lives....
It's true, we NT's can also learn appropriate social behavior from our kids on the spectrum.
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