Where do I begin? Well our Miss Shelaina is 10yrs old now. She is an amazing soul who I believe to be a telepath at times!! Or maybe we're predictable to her with her extreme attention to detail lol!!
We found out she's on the spectrum when she was 3yrs old. Some people talk about a grieving process?? We never really felt that way. She's so beautiful just the way she is!
Right now at the age of 10 she still doesn't talk as much as an average 6yr old. She can communicate, just in small phrases or when she's prompted to. Her food consumption conceeds of chicken nuggets, Cheetos, cherry koolaid, Mac n chz, pancakes, cookies, poptarts, ice cream, peanut butter, chocolate, american cheese. Ya that's almost it!! We've tried vitamins but she won't take em.
Her favorite song right now is "Take a look thru my eyes" by Phil Collins (Brother Bear song). Every time she plays it she sings it and it brings tears to our eyes!!
What breaks my heart is when people are afraid of her being different. Usually I can handle it but every so often I will call the staring person out and wait for a response. She is my innocent daughter who I will protect!!
Most of our family all love her but not one of them will stop by to pick her up and take her out to ice cream. Because of her fits in the past we don't get invited to parties much anymore. That's ok I'm a social misfit myself!
Shelaina has a younger sister Stephanie who is 8yrs old. Stephanie is an amazing sister and is the big sister all they way!! She's never been ashamed of Shelaina and proudly announces they're sisters to anyone! Whew gonna make me cry sharing this lol!!
I worry about Shelainas health more than anything right now.
Sometimes I believe I was exposed to Mercury at some point in my life. One year after Shelaina was diagnosed with autism I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. Who knows? Everything happens for a reason
Kingston, WA