This is my middle son lewis he was starting his first day at a Autism Based Nursery .He will be 4 in November like allot of parents we always have a feeling there was maybe something different when he was 2 we even took him for a hearing test which he passed no bother Lewis Gran was the first to mention the Word Autism even back then the word did not freak me or lewis dad Tony out you see positivity for us is the only way to deal with life in general and lewis will always be Our amazing son who lives on YouTube watching the same clip in repeat or who has a meltdown if his baby brother invades his space or gives me 5 seconds eye contact when i least expect it no matter what reports we receive about Lewis he will always be my motivator in life We could cry scream or do something productive which we did in the form of a auction site to raise money the group has went from strength to strength only with the support of our community and other fantastic autism parents we have fun which is a key component with any kid yes even kids with autism they do get humour myself and my husband Tony spend every day promoting Autism and running our busy Family some night I fall into bed but I wouldn't change my life having the privilege to meet so many wonderful autistic kids and making so many new friends Makes all my families life better There isn't always support for our amazing kids and this can frustrate all parents but this week we are about to make our dream come true and open our own Autism Drop in club where Lewis will fit in and his new friends the motto off my story is Faith is very much the in word

Heather Gormley
Lanarkshire, United Kingdom