Fw: Blessed Autism

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This was sent to me this morning. I thought it was nice.

Hugs,

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is very dear. She wanted me to send this to you and hopes it helps.

She's a good person and she's been through a lot with her son. is a lady

of compassion. We need her prayers.

Love you!

Sheila,

I will try to get this story right and give it the justice it deserves. I will

try to get hold of the book it's in later. You all need it now!!!!!

The author of the books I read wrote this from his personal experience.

His wife and him had done a lot of soul searching involving travel and

various experiences ( which is another story). Anyway, they were very learned

and knowledgeable people. They had two beautiful young daughters and then had a

little gorgeous baby boy. The baby seemed healthy and strong in the beginning

but when he should have been progressing as the other kids did, he began showing

signs of something being wrong. He stared into space for long periods of time.

He didn't respond normally to the family. The couple took him to doctors here

and all over the world. They had the money to do this but everywhere they went,

the doctors told them that he was autistic and there wasn't much of anything

that could be done for him. He would sit and rock and ram the back of his head

into seats, babble real loud, and slap his hands on things continually. He

repeatedly done these things over & over until it would almost drive them crazy.

The doctors told them absolutely not to allow that type of conduct as it would

only reinforce his negative behaviors and cause him not to progress in growth

and coordination. The mother got very angry and she refused to listen to them.

She told her husband that she was going to try something else. She had tried

the medical professionals advice about things and nothing had worked. She could

not reach her child. She longed to see him respond to her with a smile so she

could know that she had reached him. She thought, " If he won't come to me,

then I'll just go to him " . So, when he rocked and rammed his head, she done

the same. When he beat on something, she done the same. When he babbled real

loud, she done the same. The little boy looked curiously at his mommy and right

in her eyes and smiled. He knew that she loved him enough to accept him with

an UNCONDITIONAL love enough to find a way to communicate with him. And if she

loved him enough to come to his level and copy his behavior so she could reach

him, then he loved her enough to start copying her behavior also. From then on,

the rest of the family played with him in the same way and in turn, he learned

to do the same things they done too. They all became a humble, loving and

accepting family with a lot of wisdom about individuality and how precious it

is. This little boy became an artist, musician, and entered college well before

he was even old enough all because he had a family who adored him and accepted

his abnormal behavior via the acceptance of unconditional love. The motto of

this family is " LOVE IS TO BE HAPPY WITH " . You can end this title with whatever

condition you find yourself in at the time. I loved that story more than any

I've ever heard and it helped me when I thought I'd lost everything. I'm sure

it will help you too. If you remember, Apostle also said in the Bible, " I

have learned to be content in whatever situation I find myself in " . Sometimes

God allows us to be tested to see if we will allow His unconditional & perfect

love to manifest itself through our lives so He places us in situations so He

can use us as His " divine tools " in order to make our lives richer and more

blessed. Sheila, I really hope that this helps you & . Trust me,

through that grandson will come the greatest miracle and blessing that your

minds could ever imagine. The doctors sure didn't have the right answers that

time, did they? <G> Believe me, in a year or so, you will have a story to tell

that will bless oodles & oodles of people. My youngest son was born deformed

and through that experience I became aware of acceptance of the abnormalities in

life. I would not trade that experience for anything. It rates in the top ten

in rewarding life experiences for me. My family was blessed with a special gift

of compassion and understanding of others through it. Thank God for the gift of

individuality and the freedom to possess it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wait! You'll see, I promise.

Heartfelt love,

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