(Update 4/26/2018: CDC estimate of autism prevalence increases to 15%. Now 1 in 59 children.)
(Update 4/2/14: The new numbers are 1 in 68.)
1 in 88.
That’s the new number that’s being given from the CDC.
1 in 88 children have Autism.
My son, Lucas, is one of those 88.
I see it when he plays as he lines up his cars and then gathers them into a pile.
I see it in his eyes as I desperately try to understand what he is trying to tell me.
I see it as I watch him contort his little mouth into a scream at what seems like nothing.
I see it as he spins around, on tippy toes, and moves his arms to the music he hears.
Know what else I see?
I see a little boy whose smile lights up the room.
I see a little boy who couldn’t be happier cuddling in the crook of daddy’s arm.
I see a little boy who will laugh with delight as he runs around outside.
I see a little boy who is just the same as he was before his diagnosis.
1 in 88 is not just a number.
He’s my son.
The same little boy that stole my heart the day he was born.
What a beautiful post! Thank you for sharing!
Love your story. My daugther is one of the 88 also. She is four and a half and just got diagnosis. She does all the thing your son does too. She is a smart loving girl. God bless you and your family.
Beautiful post and beautiful boy!
What a wonderful post. I am so happy you shared it with us today. I bet both you and your son are such wonderful people. I would Love to met him as I think him and my son could become friends.
Such a a great post – XO
Wonderful post! I just stumbled it for you :)
What a beautiful picture of you and your son! Thanks for sharing your experience with Autism.
Thank you for sharing!
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This is beautiful. I hve known a lot of children diagnosed with autism and they are such sweethearts! I’m sure your boy is too!
=) Love this.
such a lovely post!
Worderful post! thank you!
Wow, staggering thought that it is so common now, and the numbers just steady rising. I had my suspicions about my son for awhile and sometimes still do but it may or may not be other things. Either way I hope answers are found for the masses about this and many other childhood diseases, diagnoses, and defects that leave us in the dark.