Caleb, Autism and Me
When Caleb was born one phrase stood out to me, I even remember writing it under a cute and cuddly photo of Caleb as a newborn baby that I posted on Facebook – “I am so proud of you”. I just had this overwhelming feeling of being proud of him, just for who he was, never having ever taken a step, spoken a word or done anything that might typically elicit one to say that phrase – “I so proud of you”. But I was. And I am. Honestly, I feel like this was a phrase that God imprinted on my heart for Caleb. This memory, this phrase, have even more meaning to me now as I look back and see all that he has had to overcome and continues to overcome on a daily basis in order to do his very best. Before Caleb was diagnosed with Autism I knew almost nothing about this diagnosis. Growing up I was honestly intimidated by the different needs that people had because I felt like I didn't understand. Fast forward to 2014 and our son Caleb was diagnosed with Autism, something that ...
