Celebrate the little Big things
Part of being a parent of a child on the spectrum is celebrating the little “Big” things and looking at the positives for every situation. Our journey as parents are different from other parents. We get to know our children in their own unique way. This journey requires lots of learning for both children, parents and society. It’s a matter of communicating more than words and listening with an open heart. Verbal or non-verbal autistic children have their own ways of communicating.
Aldie’s little “Big” moment today was pausing and being bright and reactive to my mother. He spread out his arms widely and started to “play” and giggle, seeking for a reaction from his grandmother. Spontaneous moments like this doesn’t happen too often so we celebrate this by praising Aldie and stop whatever we’re doing to engage with him at this very moment. This indicates that Aldie is seeking more and more interactions day by day.
Some days are easy and predictable and the other days are more challenging and then there are “lazy” days. But when spontaneous things happened it really gives me a burst of happiness no words can explain.
