I found a blog where parents raised a boy Cameron and he has been diagnosed with Autism. They talked about how as parents we want our children to be anything but normal. And we do many things to make them fit in such as going to the park or birthday parties . Then came the diagnosis and everything changes. They said this statement that stood out too me "It’s pretty much at that point where all of the optimistic dreams of limitless possibilities leave us and we look at our child wishing for exactly the one thing that we didn’t want for them… to be normal." This quote showed me the initial feeling behind finding out your child is autistic. It has to be very hard for many to accept this. They also quoted this about after the child has been diganosed "Hopefully, if we learn how to help our child, where to get help, what works best and what doesn’t and we figure out what our child is truly capable of… we start to realize that all of this time, through all of these dreams and doubts… we got exactly what we wanted." I love this. This shows that they accepted the problem and lived with it like nothing was wrong. I think its important for parents to think this way, so they can appreciate their child and make their life as smooth as possible. I love that these parents coped with it and appreciated everything about autism in the end. It made their child have his own characteristics and they loved every minute of it.
Here's the blog! Check it out its a very neat story to read! http://www.stuartduncan.name/
Interesting. I think parents' reactions to the diagnosis is very difficult. See if you can find some research in this area.
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteThe blog really shows a first hand account of some of the topics discussed in the book Parents and Families of Children with Disabilities. We have read about the initial shock along with the ways that families cope. This blog shows the growth that the family has made since the diagnosis and it is an interesting addition to your own findings.
-Samantha