Thank you for sharing your autism experience with the world. My son's story is the very same as yours, but one year older. I, too, know all of the Disney and Pixar movies by heart. We learned to navigate that new-fangled internet thing while researching autism. My son also scripts movies constantly. My wife has been a strong advocate for Steven since 1996.
Jenny SvendsenJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story, moved me to tears! Our grandson was healthy mentally till about 4 months young. He was fascinated with fans in the ceiling turning around, screamed when there was a crowd, my daughter couldn't take him shopping, too much sensory stimulation, in kindergarten she was called to the school every day because of his outbursts, typical Aspbergers behavior, which they now call 'low autism spectrum'. I suggested to our daughter that she call Tony Stephan, a very humble and righteous Priesthood holder, through the tragic suicide of his wife Debbie, and most of their children having mental issues like Bipolar/and other symptoms (I know this is not the same as your sweet boy), Tony developed a vitamin/mineral program, if you feel inclined, look up Truehope EMPowerplus, it has shown some improvement with autism for some people, plus many other issues, all independant studies that the company never paid for, it totally helped our grandson within 3 weeks. Again, thank you for sharing your tender moments!
MelanieJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for sharing this touching account.. Yiu are clearly a blessing in your son’s life as well. You may find this video clip of interest:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHFI36wmzo
Janet GrafeJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for a sweet article. I also have a son with autism. He's 28 and so unique. There are many things he can't do, but he is a joy to us and helps us realize that you don't have to be "perfect" or "normal" to be of great worth.
A mother and member in ConnecticutJuly 25, 2019
I loved reading about the beauty of this dear child’s immeasurable value to your family. I love the joy you feel and gratitude for all that your precious son awakens in you. I also cringe when I read this because I have learned of similar stories of these high fevers that are a direct result of vaccinations. I have seen documentaries like VAXXED and THE GREATER GOOD:THE MOVIE and I’ve heard the truth about the population of children at risk for these reactions who are not identified prior to vaccinations. As one pediatrician stated in THE GREATER GOOD, he held out his hands making a circle and he said: we as medical professionals know there is a population of children this big who can not be vaccinated due to compromised immune issues. But in truth, that circle is really THIS BIG, and he widened the circumference of the circle in front of him by about three times. He said, the pharmaceutical industry out spends the oil industry six times on lobbying Congress. That money should be being spent on research to identify this significant number of children who also can. It handle vaccinations without a life threatening or life altering reaction. Then in the documentary the special “Court” was shown where parents of dead or damaged children can seek damages. But since the pharmaceutical industry is protected by our government with immunity from being sued this isn’t actually a court of law it’s dome other type of court and at the time the documentary was made at least ten years ago 4 billion dollars had been paid out to parents who’s children died or were damaged due to vaccinations. I plead with everyone to get informed and watch these documentaries and stop the madness of this profit driven fear campaign which is destroying many children’s nervous systems. The films mentioned show very sound medical research and facts and show doctors on both sides of the argument.
RobertaJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for your story about Andrew. My son’s name is John, he 22 and is mentally challenged and has Autism. We too know so many movie scenes by heart. We get excited when he discovers a new movie. We’ve also learned we had some not so good movies after he played scenes with bad language or innuendo over and over. My biggest “break through” with our son happened when I was fasting and praying about him. He was 15 and having a particularly hard time at home and school. I was sincerely asking Heavenly Father why did he have to suffer so much and why did we as well? He is physically strong and looks typical on the outside. I was just trying to understand why and here’s where my answer came, I don’t even remember exactly how, but my question changed to “what can we do for him?” And my answer to that was to move from a smallish town in west Texas to Charlotte, NC, where there were some unique opportunities for him. We only were there 2 years, but it helped immensely. In another part of that prayer I was telling Heavenly Father all of the things I could do for Him if I didn’t have John the way that he is; temple work, genealogy, callings that take more time, etc... my answer was, “Duh, I have others to do that, I want you to take care of John.” We have learned to look for all the things John teaches us and the unique joy he brings to life.
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Gordon J HensleyJuly 28, 2019
Thank you for sharing your autism experience with the world. My son's story is the very same as yours, but one year older. I, too, know all of the Disney and Pixar movies by heart. We learned to navigate that new-fangled internet thing while researching autism. My son also scripts movies constantly. My wife has been a strong advocate for Steven since 1996.
Jenny SvendsenJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story, moved me to tears! Our grandson was healthy mentally till about 4 months young. He was fascinated with fans in the ceiling turning around, screamed when there was a crowd, my daughter couldn't take him shopping, too much sensory stimulation, in kindergarten she was called to the school every day because of his outbursts, typical Aspbergers behavior, which they now call 'low autism spectrum'. I suggested to our daughter that she call Tony Stephan, a very humble and righteous Priesthood holder, through the tragic suicide of his wife Debbie, and most of their children having mental issues like Bipolar/and other symptoms (I know this is not the same as your sweet boy), Tony developed a vitamin/mineral program, if you feel inclined, look up Truehope EMPowerplus, it has shown some improvement with autism for some people, plus many other issues, all independant studies that the company never paid for, it totally helped our grandson within 3 weeks. Again, thank you for sharing your tender moments!
MelanieJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for sharing this touching account.. Yiu are clearly a blessing in your son’s life as well. You may find this video clip of interest: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHFI36wmzo
Janet GrafeJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for a sweet article. I also have a son with autism. He's 28 and so unique. There are many things he can't do, but he is a joy to us and helps us realize that you don't have to be "perfect" or "normal" to be of great worth.
A mother and member in ConnecticutJuly 25, 2019
I loved reading about the beauty of this dear child’s immeasurable value to your family. I love the joy you feel and gratitude for all that your precious son awakens in you. I also cringe when I read this because I have learned of similar stories of these high fevers that are a direct result of vaccinations. I have seen documentaries like VAXXED and THE GREATER GOOD:THE MOVIE and I’ve heard the truth about the population of children at risk for these reactions who are not identified prior to vaccinations. As one pediatrician stated in THE GREATER GOOD, he held out his hands making a circle and he said: we as medical professionals know there is a population of children this big who can not be vaccinated due to compromised immune issues. But in truth, that circle is really THIS BIG, and he widened the circumference of the circle in front of him by about three times. He said, the pharmaceutical industry out spends the oil industry six times on lobbying Congress. That money should be being spent on research to identify this significant number of children who also can. It handle vaccinations without a life threatening or life altering reaction. Then in the documentary the special “Court” was shown where parents of dead or damaged children can seek damages. But since the pharmaceutical industry is protected by our government with immunity from being sued this isn’t actually a court of law it’s dome other type of court and at the time the documentary was made at least ten years ago 4 billion dollars had been paid out to parents who’s children died or were damaged due to vaccinations. I plead with everyone to get informed and watch these documentaries and stop the madness of this profit driven fear campaign which is destroying many children’s nervous systems. The films mentioned show very sound medical research and facts and show doctors on both sides of the argument.
RobertaJuly 25, 2019
Thank you for your story about Andrew. My son’s name is John, he 22 and is mentally challenged and has Autism. We too know so many movie scenes by heart. We get excited when he discovers a new movie. We’ve also learned we had some not so good movies after he played scenes with bad language or innuendo over and over. My biggest “break through” with our son happened when I was fasting and praying about him. He was 15 and having a particularly hard time at home and school. I was sincerely asking Heavenly Father why did he have to suffer so much and why did we as well? He is physically strong and looks typical on the outside. I was just trying to understand why and here’s where my answer came, I don’t even remember exactly how, but my question changed to “what can we do for him?” And my answer to that was to move from a smallish town in west Texas to Charlotte, NC, where there were some unique opportunities for him. We only were there 2 years, but it helped immensely. In another part of that prayer I was telling Heavenly Father all of the things I could do for Him if I didn’t have John the way that he is; temple work, genealogy, callings that take more time, etc... my answer was, “Duh, I have others to do that, I want you to take care of John.” We have learned to look for all the things John teaches us and the unique joy he brings to life.
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