We Didn’t Listen… And That Has Made All The Difference

This guest post is from Melinda, who blogs at Dancing with Autism. You can read her original post on her blog here: http://dancingwithautism.com/2014/09/25/wedidntlisten/. We heard it at every turn: “She’ll be fine” “What are you so worried about?” “My friend’s kid didn’t talk till he was 4.″ “She seems normal to me.” “You’re being paranoid.” “Don’t worry, just give her time.” But I knew. I knew Lila was different. She was our first child and I still felt it was fairly evident from a very early age. Something wasn’t right…. she had terrible colic from the beginning, and would scream for hours and hours on end, she had GI issues, and sleep problems as well. The closer she got to 12 months old, the more evident it became. Lack of eye contact, lack of response to our voices – I honestly thought she was deaf. She was never a fan of people other than Bill and me, and she was a mess if we strayed from our normal routine. Along this journey we were acc
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