Raising a child with any disorder, condition or special need, is both a blessing and a challenge. A challenge for the obvious reasons, and a blessing because you don't know the depths of victory until you see your child overcoming some of those challenges. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-lin/special-needs-parenting_b_1314348.html
So true, yesterday was a day at church and I listened while I heard another boy say, "I want to go in there." My son was already in there, but not because he asked, because he tried to get in there, so I picked him up and put him in there. As I listened to this child, who was removed from the sanctuary because his Mother didn't put him in the baby area....a certain sadness came over me, my son can't or won't speak many words and is older than this boy.
Guessing what a child wants as they attempt to let you know there is something that they want but do not have the words for it, is a trial. I long for the day when I can ask my son, what flavor ice cream do you want?
