Completely OT: My most precious 3D "render"
Karibou
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This is not my usual piece of art. This image was rendered over 34 weeks in-utero and another 9 years since. It is digital (a picture), 3D (a boy), but it, of course, isn't at all a typical piece of 3D digital art. It is precious to me, though, so please indulge me while I share it.
"I won't change the way my child views the world, instead I will change the way the world views my child."
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness day. But at my house, every day is Autism Awareness Day. Certainly, we are aware of Evan's struggle to conquer language, his constant murmurs to no one in particular, his challenge to master impulse control... But we are also aware of his brilliance -- he can count by 3s or 8s or 7s when multiplying -- his determination -- he doesn't always know how to put the words together "correctly," but his words tell us exactly what he means -- and his love. My little boy lights up a room when he enters it. He dances to his own music, literally and figuratively. He doesn't notice or care if anyone is watching. He dances because there is joy to be had in dancing and singing and laughing. Evan inspires me to care less about the world and care more about living.
Autism is speaking everywhere on this planet. Will you listen to the voices of the amazing people who cradle Autism in their hearts and minds? Will you accept their oddities, their challenges -- and their love? In my house, autism isn't a scary word or a disability. Autism is the shining, happy face in the picture above. Autism is Evan's loving, unique, wonderful uncle who, without being able to speak his love, cradled his infant niece and nephew to his cheek when they were only weeks old. Individuals with autism share certain traits, but are as bright and varied as the "spectrum" that describes their minds. Individuals with autism laugh, love, have friends, delve into hobbies, and touch the world around them in ways that are unimaginable. And many of these individuals do those things without uttering a single word. So spread the word for them -- autism is individuality, diversity, and a taste of things that most of us never are brave enough to try.
Autism is part of our world. An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States. It is in our communities, our families, and our homes. Why not get to know these amazing people who will undoubtedly shape our world? You might be surprised at what you find.
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he is adorable, thank you for sharing
What a lovely boy and a lucky parent!
Oh My Dear, what a gorgeous boy!
I agree with you. My son is also a very special little boy, who hapends to be Autistic. The word came out an year ago, and trought this year we had struggled to find good ways of comunications, and try more to focus on his strong sides ( He is incredible drummer, loves every kind of drum and can drum like no other 3 year old :) ).
We tend to be stared at at the playgrounds, because my son has a will of his own, and dares to do a lot, but we do not care. In here we share our love with a unique human being, who's world is not so broad as ours, and we focus a lot on how incredible our son can be.
Our popculture made Autism look scary, but it is not like that. Our son knows how to show love, and compassion. he loves to hug and play together, even if his games are not your usual games, we have a lot of fun just running trought the park, jumping on the floor.
And we already learned so much from him. He can enjoy such a simple things . every time he will get his favorite food, or he can play with his favorite toys, or watch his favorite show, he expresses such a joy. A simple walk in the park becomes adventure.
I can not stop saying that ... "We learned a lot with them"
thank
Thank you all -- I AM blessed.
Krissy, I know the stares. It's difficult for people to understand -- our sons look like typical little boys, they just don't always act like them. I, too, have just stopped caring about what other people think. As you said, I have learned a LOT from my son already -- and we both have so much more to look forward to. I look back at how my son has grown from age 3 to now (he's 9) and I'm amazed at the strides he's taken. He has a twin sister who is not "on the spectrum," (she's a completely typical 9 year old girl!) so I always have an interesting contrast when I see my kids. I have different "rulers" that I measure their growth with, but I'm just as amazed by Evan's strides as his sister's. When Evan started kindergarten, he spent 3/4 of his day in the special education classroom because he couldn't tolerate the noise and activity and transitions of a normal classroom. Now, he's with his peers all day, and I'm so amazed at how THEY care for him and teach him and care about him. It makes me happy that his generation is growing up knowing kids like Evan. Perhaps they won't stare at little ones in the park when they grow up.
One thing I know for sure... Every day is an adventure! :) But I'm sure you already know that!
Karibous. I agree. It is very good, that autism is now reconised, and this gereration has a lot more chances on living ful life. Elyah is now in the therapeutic facility, soon he is going to a special preschool, designed especially to take care of children within the spectrum. .
I know what you are saying. Eli started 4 months ago, and we are amaized how many small steps he took trought this time, and what a huge difference it makes. We can actually communicate, he let's us know what he wants.
Caring about what others thing is going the wrong way. we need to make our childen happy, not other people. they can stare all they want, for as much as I care.
I hope you will have yet more and more amaizments with both of your children.
My son (who is 7) saw the picture of your son while i was replying to you at DA...he said...-Hey Dad..this kid looks like me (they look alike the truth is)
we had some issues ourselves with my son...he is not autistic but he had a really hard time to speak and learn how to read...now his teacher is saying to us that he is a boy with "special capabilities" and that we should look after him because he has great potentials...he is (for example) way ahead of his age with techical drawings....
so yes...you, me and every other one who has a similar situations is blessed!
I saw your reply in my dA posts -- thank you so much for your open heart and kind words. It's funny how kids grow in ways we can't predict, isn't it? We went through a lot of uncertainty as Ev was learning to speak. We had doctors telling us so many different things, it was overwhelming. It didn't take us long to realize what Evan's "diagnosis" was, even if none of the professionals would say so. And now, even with that label, we STILL don't have a clue what his life will look like in a decade. His twin sister has been fairly unsurprising in her development. (She is now a brilliant, sensitive, artistic drama queen, lol.) But with Ev, we just never know what to expect. His abilities in math, for example, astonish both me and his father.
I'm so glad your little guy has had some great surprises for you! Did you know that Einstein didn't talk until he was 5? Though, I must say, your son's special ability with technical drawings shouldn't be TOO surprising. You're pretty good with art yourself! ;)
Hello Karibous,
My grandson has autism and is such a joy to be around. He is only 3 or 4 years now :-). When my stepson and his girlfriend found out about it...they learned everything they could about autism. At first he would not let anyone but his daddy near him,Then they took him to get some kind of surgery cause he was not talking or trying to so they knew something was wrong and now he does try :-).
I love my grandson very much...he is such a joy to be around. Everytime I get to see him I just want to pick him up and give him love. He loves cars and to build things so his parents and us get him lego building blocks. We do have to watch what we feed him though and you have to watch him like a hawk cause he is quick...lol. Keagan (Our grandson) looks like a normal kid and is healthy...I just want to squeeze his cheeks cause they are so chunky...lol. If he wants something he grabs you by the hand and takes you there while trying to tell you just what it is he wants :-)! Our granddaughter is a rambunctious 2 year old,but does not have autism like her brother and we love her just same.
She reminds me of my 6 year old daughter. They sure do love to learn :-). Thank you for sharing and take care
Actualy Einstain is considered to be in the spectrum ( he didnt said a word until he was 4) .
The people who are have this amaizing ability to focus on what they love the most, and with a support they can turn their talents pretty well :)
As I mentioned before my son is quite a drummer, and he also can count ( as for 3 year old counting to 35 is something ) knows a complicated shapes ( cube, sphere, prisma) he reconises them and can utilisate this knowledge already... Sometimes we are like "wow, how does he know that"or "wow how can he do that"..
I saw Evan's picture and immediately thought: Where do I get THAT skin shader?
My friend Fiona has a fifteen year old son, Max who has a twin sister as well. Like Evan Max is autistic and Elliott is completely normal. Fiona is a horse trainer, and Max is amazing with horses. He has a gift, but the thing is that when I was playing stablemaster I ran into this a whole lot. Horses and Autistic people seem to mesh very very well... and I do not know why.
You've probably heard of Temple Grandin... she did some research on it, but I never got around to reading her book...
Thank you for sharing this cute photo and very touching story. :)
Lol, I LOVE being amazed by new things Ev can do. At 15 months, before he could read or speak more than three words, he could navigate the internet to "PBS Kids" by clicking the address bar and scrolling to the "pbskids.org" address. And we tried drilling politeness into him, which was somewhat amusing because when he didn't want to do something, he'd scream, "NO THANK YOU!!!"
I love hearing other people's stories. There are SO MANY people affected by autism. It's hard to find anyone who doesn't have a friend or relative living with it. I sincerely hope that as we talk more about these awesome people, there will be less ignorance. I've unfortunately been on the other side of that ignorance... the woman in the pharmacy who scolded Evan for not moving when she pushed her cart down the aisle... the couple who glared at me in church for letting Ev have his iPad with headphones so he'd sit through a 60 minute mass... the judging stares I get in restaurants and parks when Evan throws a tantrum... I could care less what they think, and Ev doesn't either, but it's hard for my daughter. But the more we talk about the challenges and rewards of being around people with autism, the better this world will be, I think. :)
How funny :) It is amaizing for a 15 month old :) hehe "NO THANK YOU"is also cute :D ELi screams "Bye, Have Fun"
Oh my dear, do not even start on the other people attitude. I'v heared "You let him to do whatever he wants"or "you are not hard enough on him"" . And Eli, when he get's an Idea in his head, it is hard to get it out., especially if he likes something very much ( gates in the grocery store.. cashiers do not like that he goes and opens and closes them.
And belive me I am far more strickt parent than I would like to be, and resolve to punishments ( naughty corner works good for us, half a minute is more than enough) only if I really have no other choice.
At first I was embarassed, but now, I do not care anymore :)
And if you really need someone else to talk to feel free to PM me:) We can exchange the experiences