Recovery: it can happen

I don't know that I have the emotional energy to start at the beginning of our story, so I will fill that in another time.

What I do want moms to know is that there are kids out there who have recovered from autism, and I hope my blog will be a place where we can encourage each other and also encourage moms whose kids are still in the process of recovery.

I say "process of recovery" because any progress is movement towards some level of recovery. I know that not every child will make a full recovery, but many, many of them make significant progress, and some, like our daughter make a full recovery.

Please keep your comments to those that are uplifting and encouraging. I do not want to use this blog as a place to debate. It is a place for moms who need a place to share their victories and their discouragements and for other moms to lift them up and share in their journey.

Our daughter is now nine and a half years old. She is full of life, very happy, has lots of friends, amazing (almost gifted) social skills, and academics beyond her years. I don't say that to brag; I say it to encourage you that progress and even, at times, full recovery can happen.

Our journey started when Alysa was just about 12-15 months old. By the time she was three, she was fully recovered.

More on my next post on things we did to get her to that point.