I really love Thanksgiving. I think it forces people to set aside the hustle and bustle and really appreciate life.
Even though being a parent of a special needs child brings lots of worries and stress, we never forget to be thankful for all of joys in our life- including autism. Although autism brings its own unique challenges, our children are not in pain and they don't have any life-threatening diseases.
This Thanksgiving I am especially thankful that God has blessed us with a loving autistic child, because I couldn't bear to have a child who wasn't able to be held or touched by his mother. (Which is the case for many children with autism.)
I am thankful for Caden who keeps us grounded. (He has told us he would like to have another brother or sister with autism because they are so much fun.)
And I am thankful for Rose Mary, who keeps us laughing and takes our minds of things when we need a laugh the most.
More reasons for special needs parents to be thankful: http://specialchildren.about.com/od/needinspiration/tp/bethankful.htm
Happy Thanksgiving!
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