Little Man's ASD is only one part of who he is. It affects how he relates to everything in his life but it doesn't not make up his entire person. Sometimes it can be hard for people to see the child through the disability. So I would like to take you on a journey of my son and who he is.
He is sweet. He's got this deep down sweetness that comes out in his giggle, his big dimpled smile, the way he grabs your hand or leans against you leg.
He desires to be "normal". He doesn't want to be in a world of his own, excluded from others. He needs help but he wants to have friendships. He wants to play sports.
He loves his Grandpa and Papa. The other day he told me, "Member mommy, I live with Dampa. Ok. Member?" They are his favorites.
All boy. He is 100% boy. He loves Thomas, Lightening McQueen, Batman, and Spider Man. He likes to wrestle and crash into furniture. He loves to be outside and run in circles. His favorite color is green!
He loves pizza, carrot sticks, and candy (my goodness does he like candy!)
He wants to grow up to be just like Daddy! He loves Daddy's buttons on his shirts and likes to dress like him. He is obsessed with Daddy working on the house and is so proud of himself when he gets to be a helper.
He is Momma's Little Man. "I be with you, Mommy!" Run to hug me when I pick him up from school screaming, "MOMMMY!" And when Daddy says to hold an adults hand, he always picks mine. I am definitely his favorite big person.
There is so much of him that is just like any other little boy. Adventure and fun! Climbing and rough housing. The paper he brought home from school says that when he is 100 he is going to go to work, just like Daddy. When Sweet Pea declared Mommy the "Prince" he came up and declared that, "Mommy no be prince. You a girl! I be the Prince!"
Don't discount who he is as a whole. He will shock you!
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