How is my life different with Autism? Everything is the same, yet so different. I have 3 girls. My two oldest are 11 and 9 years old and are called “Neuro-typical” (NT) children in the Special Needs world. My youngest is almost 5 and has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Sensory Modulation Disorder (a common side effect of ASD). I’m by no means going to compare my older children with my youngest. But in the last year, the one thing I’ve learned about ASD children and NT children is that there is no way to compare them.
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| Melissa's 3 girls! |
