OUR JOURNEY WITH GABE & AUTISM

The autism community has been a buzz lately over the many appearances of Jenny McArthy who is using her autistic son to hawk her new book. She claims to have cured him of his autism because she was not going to accept this fate for him. Most autie parents are very offended by her views and the fact that the only reason they are being heard is do to her fame. I was reading another blog belonging to an autistic adult and he speaks of how much negativity is out there about autism and hating everything about autism. He asked non-autistic people to post on his blog what they love about the autistic people in their lives and the response was awesome. I get so tired of hearing about the woes of autism and would not trade my little autie for the world! His amazing personality far out weighs any difficulty that we endured do to his autism. Gabe's autism makes him the amazing person that he is. So I would like to talk about our little autistic angel.
Gabe is by far one of the most loving little individuals I have had the privilege to know. He has an amazing sense of humor, which his doctor says is a sign of intelligence. He is brutally honest and cracks us up all the time with his honesty. He is so purely innocent and sweet. We feel truly blessed every day that God has entrusted us with the care of this precious little guy. We are better people because of having Gabe in our lives.
It has not been an easy journey but it is one that I would not trade. Through this journey I have seen my husband at his very best! The pure unconditional love that he has amazes me every day. During the four years we struggled to get a diagnosis Gabe vomited at every meal which would send most men running. Gabe would get so upset each time and Jim would scoop him up in spite of the fact that he was covered in vomit. Jim told me he never wanted Gabe to think that anything would keep his Daddy from holding him.

It is now a year and a half since we received Gabe's diagnosis and we have finally got the doctors to give us a referral to see a Developmental Pediatrician. Our goal is not to cure him but to help him live the best life that he can. I would just be happy if we could get him to eat a healthier diet. We are now going through the struggle of getting insurance to pay for tests so we can help Gabe with his eating problems. It amazes me that when people learn that I have six boys or an autistic child the typical response is "God bless you." God has blessed me tremendously. My children and husband bless me everyday and I am living a truly blessed life struggles and all!