How amazing is this. I have been struggling with my faith a bit as I watch my daughter's behavior change over night and become increasingly worse the past two months. We made our sign for the window like we do every April it reads "We are Lighting it up Blue for Autism which affects 1 in 68. One is our daughter, Madasun!"

Well the light caught the glitter at the perfect angle this morning. Right after I heard the blood- curdling screams  of Madasun and trying to bring her out of her meltdown, and getting a few toys thrown at my head, when it was all over and I hugged my poor, exhausted baby girl I looked up and seen a rainbow like spectrum shining across my ceiling. I just thought that was amazing and perfect timing it comforted me.

I am a dreamer, a believer and little things like this mean a lot to me. Madasun is a lot like me in that aspect. I watch her take in a sunset and see it as a sort of magic, appreciating the natural wonder that we are blessed to witness every day. So when I'm trying to keep my daughter from hurting her self during a meltdown and she looses control of herself and look terrified, and we both lay there exhausted from the battle we just went through. And look up to see beautiful colors dancing on the ceiling from a sign made in support of her and those like her is just a beautiful thing to me and because it reminds me I'm not alone in this journey. Not just because I have faith or family, friends etc but because the autism community is a large one and we are all connected in ways and the feeling you get from talking to someone who just "gets it" is overwhelming. We as a community need to remember this, and instead of arguing over if we need treatments or a "cure" or don't or if support organizations such as Autism Speaks or not, we need to remember what we stress to orhers when spreading awareness. Autism is a spectrum disorder it affects individuals differently, so your journey through Autism and your feelings towards it are yours, but another family is experiencing a whole different side. Respect that. Respect each others journey and support one another. That is all. Happy Sunday everyone, may you get plenty of relaxation and quality time with those who mean most to you

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