Hindsight

As an autism mom, I'm thankful for the gift of hindsight.  It is amazing to look back at where I started and see how upset I was at first to find out about the diagnoses of each of my three children, how helpless I felt as far as how to parent them, and to see that now I'm in a much better place.  It is good to have hindsight to see that even though back then I had no hope, I have some hope now.   I have the ability to see the strengths that have developed in each of my kids, and when I'm feeling frustrated about how things are going, I have the hindsight to look back and see that things are so much better now.  Here's to hoping that they continue to get better.