She is my oldest daughter, at the wonderful tween age of 11.
She likes to get together with friends and cousins.
She loves each Holiday.
She loves Christmas and her birthday especially.
She likes school, but would rather have the day off. She would probably watch TV all day if I let her.
She likes books, plays, and movies.
She loves animals and is personally offended if animals or the environment are mistreated.
She loves roller coasters--the faster the better. Loves a day at the amusement park!
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She loves desserts---but chocolate must be involved or it is not really dessert.
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| s'mores are a favorite |
She has autism.
Autism has many faces so let me explain how it is for Emily in a way you might understand....
imagine living in a foreign country where you not only have to learn the language, but also
the accent
the slang phrases
jokes that you can't really translate literally
the culture
what's acceptable
what's not
Sometimes it can be really overwhelming.
Sometimes people don't understand you, don't like you, maybe even mistreat you
because you are a foreigner.
But God has placed you in that country for His purpose....
it is so that the works of God might be displayed in you. (John 9:1-3)
God, thank you for creating Emily
just.the.way.she.is.
Thank you for entrusting her to us.
May Your works be displayed in her.
I often meet other parents who have newly discovered their child has autism. There's a lot of depressing stuff on the internet and I encourage them to stop reading all the negative junk.
I often share this short story someone shared with me after we got our diagnosis: Welcome to Holland
Don't miss it, you gotta read it
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