I was reading my beautiful sister-in-law's blog the other day, and someone posted a comment saying that she knows someone with autism, and that it is a terrible disease.
Terrible: distressing; severe; extremely bad; horrible;
While I do agree that Autism can be severe, distressing, extremely bad, and horrible, I do not think that it is really on the list of "Terrible Diseases" that a child can have. There are truly terrible diseases. There is Cystic Fibrosis (a disease that affects the secretory glands)and Cerebral Palsy (there are several types)...these are terrible.
There is Anencephaly which is a defect in the closure of the neural tube during fetal development. These babies are born without a forebrain (the front of the brain) and a cerebrum (the thinking and coordinating part of the brain), and they usually die within a few days...This is a terrible disease.
There are other terrible diseases, but I do not consider autism one of them. I am sad at times that my son has autism. But I think God knew that I was the one who could take care of this extremely hyper child. I am thankful that God thought enough of me to make me Colby's mom. I am blessed to have an otherwise healthy child.
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