Upon being told the diagnosis of Pervasive Development Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified, on the Autism Spectrum, for Austin the doctor looked me dead in the eye and said:
"Mom, you are today taking home the same little boy you had when you got here, the same one you loved and held before this minute, he has not changed, the only thing that has changed is a word that describes him."
How profound this statement was, so true, and it has stuck with me and allowed me to maintain perspective through even the roughest of days.
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