World Autism Awareness Day

On a day where the world promotes Autism Awareness, we reflect back on how much autism has changed our family's world and how far Hudson has come.

It can be terrifying to think about your child being diagnosed with autism or needing special services. It's also easy to downplay the signs and think that your child will be fine and will catch up to their peers soon. We can't tell you how crushing it was for us to do; it would have been "easier" if we simply ignored everything that was right in front of us.

But where would Hudson be today if we had?

Looking back, the answer is simple. Hudson is immeasurably better off today because of the steps we took early on. We are grateful that we followed our guts, went through the process, and ultimately gave him what he needed.

We are still learning (and failing occasionally) how to live in his world. Autism is forever, and it is as beautiful as it is challenging. It is a parent's duty to give their children "the world", but we never expected that Hudson would end up giving us such an amazing and colorful world of his own.