Living With Autism - Our Story
Hi Everyone My name is Kevin and for the last 20 years my wife and I have been dealing with the fact that our son - who for the purposes of this blog I'll call Sam - has an Autistic Spectrum Condition, specifically Asperger's Syndrome. His name really is Sam - Autism isn't a condition to be ashamed of or to hide away from your friends and family so he won't mind me using his real name. The intention of this blog is to share our experiences with the growing number of parents, carers, siblings and people with any of the conditions covered by the autistic spectrum. Sam was born exactly a month early when his mum was rushed into theatre with severe pre-eclampsia and underwent an emergency c-section. He weighed in at 4 and a half pounds and was the cutest and most adorable thing I'd ever seen. Although he was in good health he had to remain in hospital until my wife's blood pressure was brought under control - a whole 11 days before we could bring him home. Sam...