A little over a month ago, I received an e-mail that to be honest I thought was spam. At first glance, I tried to figure out how this made it through the spam blocker and I put it to the side. A few days later, I noticed a couple of the sites that we follow had links the same information and I quickly realized that maybe it wasn't spam afterall. Little did I know that I was about to have 'Perma-Grin" for weeks to come knowing what our "little project" had accomplished.
Looking at the website, I quickly reflected back to just how fortunate we are to have this wonderful opportunity to "Beat our drum" for autism. As just a couple of parents, it is an honor for us to talk with people from all over the world, virtually at least, about their challenges with autism. I have had the opportunity to be introduced to a wonderful advocate in Stuart Duncan, or Stuart Duncan - A Father's Point of View and learn about the dedication that is needed to continue to find news stories, good and bad, that help bridge the gap to all our thoughts and feelings about the struggles of our loved ones. At the end of the day, it is a gift to us to be able to advocate for autism.
When all is said and done, I turn old and grey, I feel great about what we have been able to accomplish as a community. I love the fact that we have social media and the Internet to be able to share our stories and give each other hope for our loved ones. It's simply awesome!
But one thing I want to make perfectly clear, all of this could not be accomplished with all of you. To the hundres of people who follow our Facebook page, all of you that check in on our website and those who e-mail and call us now and again, we could not have done this without you
When all is said and done, I turn old and grey, I feel great about what we have been able to accomplish as a community. I love the fact that we have social media and the Internet to be able to share our stories and give each other hope for our loved ones. It's simply awesome!
But one thing I want to make perfectly clear, all of this could not be accomplished with all of you. To the hundres of people who follow our Facebook page, all of you that check in on our website and those who e-mail and call us now and again, we could not have done this without you