Miracle L Team, as speech language pathologists we treat many patients who have different speech and language difficulties to communicate. When it comes to Autism spectrum disorder most of the parents are thinking that we as speech language pathologists “Take the child out of Autism Spectrum”. This is one of the misconceptions parents have.
Our GOAL is to facilitate them, by teaching them ways to communicate and live their daily life with the spectrum.
They can’t speak? Ok fine, let them communicate from other forms of communication. Somewhere along the line, they may even become verbal but as parents you need to have patience.
Do they have self stimulatory behaviours? Let them be and calm them down as long as it is not harming them or others.
Do they have temper tantrums? Guide them towards ways to communicate their needs rather than panicking, screaming back or giving what they want.
Our goal is to let them be themselves, while guiding and helping them to overcome the struggles of daily life. If they have the capacity, guide them further and further to live a nearly-typical life. It may not be perfect in your eyes or what the society is thinking. But it’s perfect in their own way. A lot of the times we are in a haste to “make them normal”. What even is normal? Every child is different and awesome in their own way, be patient.
For all those super mothers, with children in the autism spectrum. We as professionals know and we totally understand, as a mother that it is not easy to listen to the criticism of others and yet you are giving your child your everything to make life better for them. It’s unimaginable!
This valentines, we wish you will be happy seeing how much you give to your little children in the autism spectrum…
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO OUR SUPERMOMS!