Thread by @MrsMarambio

Let me tell you about Sam.
He is partially speaking, madly in love w/Daisy Duck & Minnie Mouse, a sensory seeker & avoider & is the best thing that ever happened to our family. He lives in a neurodiverse friendly house & we are two NT parents lucky enough to be there by his side

Before today I have not shared a lot of photos and info because I value our privacy. But this is Ontario. Where vulnerable people and their families have to share their most private medical history, family information and trauma publicly to be heard. Then shuffled. Then ignored.

I sound calm and articulate when I ask for help. It is a survival mechanism. This is urgent. This is a crisis. I fall apart in private. I spend hundreds of hours on the phone, emailing and having meetings. You see me hold it together face-to-face. I cry the ugly cry privately.