So a little background of where we started with Theo ... we did not think first of all that we could ever have children as i had 3 years of chemo therapy when i was a teenager. But 2 miscarriages later we fell pregnant with Theo . Over the last 2 years and 5 months, its been a whirl wind with Theo having seasonal Asthma from 6 months old so constantly in and out of hospital with him needing nebulisers to help with his breathing . Fast forward to December 2019, some family members mentioned that Theo was showing some signs of Autism. At first i was quite defensive and thinking ... why these signs could not just be part of his quirky personality . I started to see these signs for myself and realising that they were not typical for a child of his age, we took Theo to Speech and language therapy and they said there were some issues that he had with speech and social interaction. They in turn sent us to the health visitor who confirmed we needed to get Theo tested for autism . At first i was sad by this , but then i realised that all these signs that made him autistic were the very things that made me love him more . We now have the unofficial diagnosis via many health authorities but we are awaiting to be confirmed where he is on the spectrum. I am still very new to this part of our lives so we are learning on the go. Any questions about our experiences please let me know .
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