Since I had found out that my oldest Derrick is Autistic among other things I knew that we needed to do our part to make people more aware and to support the cause. This has become more prevelant to me since I have realized that there is little known about Autism. It is a complex and wide variety disability. Not many people know or understand about Autism. If you have a child with Autism it is hard to reach out to people and to get people to understand your stugggles. It is my mission to build some sort of awarness in my community and other communitys surrounding in hopes that it will built just one starting block to the open door of research for this disibility so that we may better understand and cope. Autism needs to be understood and made aware of for the kids out there suffering with this disibility. It is hard for us to live in this world imagine what it is like for them. The more we know the more we can understand and help! My goal is to better share my story through this website of my experiance with my son Derrick, and I would love to hear other storys of those of you dealing with Autism with your children or family member!! Remember that sharing stories is also in a way a support group for those of us who live with this difficulty everyday as moms and parents of children with Autism. MY SON HAS AUTISM, AUTISM DOES NOT HAVE MY SON!!!!
Here is my attempt to start awarness in Autism by creating pins that can be worn in support! Proceeds will be donated to Autism research. This is only my first attempt please keep that in mind, I am just trying to get the word out. These are far from perfect and may change depending on the work I will do to perfect the ideas of these pins and any other items I create. They will all be homemade and each unique. Please share your ideas or comments all are welcome! Enjoy!