when the tears of frustration are gone, there will be tears of joy when you see your son do the things people said he would never do. keep your chin up, your head high, and your mind clear to help your son help himself. this is not a death or prison sentence, it is a different kind of journey. when you need advise, a hug, to brag, to vent, to relax, or just want to read our journals and learn, come here to Daily Strength, this will be YOUR daily strength and go to place. welcome!
hugs,
trudy

Hi Trudy! Thanks for your words of encouragement. I'll be holding them close to me in the days, weeks and months ahead. I'm looking forward to the "acceptance" part of this journey :)

Trudy
you are so right. you have a way with words~
Momto2kids, we are here.. all in this same journey with our children. some have been going thru it for years and some are new to it too like you. Have you brought your son into a neuro development doctor?
Get a diagnose if you have not yet.
No matter what they tell you, your gonna make it!

it's okay to grieve, and you have to go through all of the phases eventually reaching "acceptance" it's a hard road that all of us here have walked. As you go through this time you may want to check out a poem called "Welcome to Holland" [you can google it] it gave me perspective many years ago when Max was diagnosed. We are all here for you so as Trudy says this is your daily strength
hugs
fiona

Thanks Fiona - the "Welcome to Holland" poem is great! Thanks everyone for being so supportive. It means sooo very much to me :)

Well, I know its hard. I have two little guys on the spectrum. You can feel bad and you will, but remember that your little boy is the same little boy regardless of the diagnosis. He still loves you the same and you him. Most importantly get a diagnosis. Even though you think he is getting all he needs through his present pre-school he probrably needs therapy that you may not be aware of. Call Early Intervention asap time is of the essence. you can call them even befor you get an official diagnosis and they can start him with speech therapy, OT and PT if he needs it. Right now is really important, so as I know you are having a hard time dealing with all of this and I know believe me, go into mommy comando mode and just do!!! Hugs Denise

Thank you Denise. It is so great to have all this support and know that I'm not alone. My son will be starting speech/OT next week. I feel like all the ducks are in a row for him (very lucky to have him in the school he's in). Seems like he's fine and I'm the one struggling :)

Isn't that JUST right!!! :-)
The kids are the kids and we are the ones in crisis! You made me smile just thinking about it.