( 8/15/2016) ( Sheila Max; Co-Founder Ais4 Autism; RN; 31 Year Autism Veteran ) Autism….there is the elephant in the room. A word that strikes fear in the heart of any parent. We first heard that word in 1987 when our eldest son was diagnosed. A year when autism was considered a rare occurrence. There was no information available, no support groups, just a yawning chasm of grief and confusion. We were alone and scared. All we had was burning drive to find help and answers.
For almost 30 years we have forged our own path and this site is our way to share the many lessons we have learned on the way. We hope some of our experiences will be useful to others at any stage of their journey as well.
Hope is a wonderful thing’ and there is always hope for improvement in your child’s potential regardless of their challenges.
We don’t pretend to have all the answers. But living with autism for 365 days of the year for almost 31 years now, we most definitely have some of them.
This site is just beginning and we hope you will follow as we begin to share our story and look forward to engaging with others as well.
(C) 2016 Ais4Autism