The simple reason is that I needed to. I have found that I need to put a voice to the frustrations, conquests, and even mediocre moments that happen with Alexzander. There are people around me who don't understand what it is like to feel completely helpless when it comes to raising your child. He is my first child, and so far my only child, so every day I am learning how to put together the pieces of the puzzle of how to keep what little control I have over my life.
A little about Alexzander the Great:
He was diagnosed with Autism at 3 1/2. We got him into Preschool and he has done a fabulous job mingling with his classmates and learning anything that his teacher will teach him. His favorite things are letters and numbers, cars, airplanes, dancing, music, books, and bugging his kitties. His support system consists of my parents, "Grandpa and Nana", myself and Tony, whom we really haven't decided what he wants to call him yet (Tony? Dad? He can't make up his mind...), his teacher Mrs. Adam and his Mrs. G (that is what we call her at home), and his extended family of his classmates, and my siblings along with their children.
I look forward to writing more, and letting you all in to the daily life of this amazing kid, and the parents that put up with his shenanigans.
I must say - he is one of my favorite students!
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