AmandaDid you know April is Autism Awareness Month AND that April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day??? April, is also the Month of the Military Child. My kiddo, Zion LOVES being a part of these April celebrations! Needless to say, April is a pretty awesome month for our whole family. We all wear blue every year on April 2nd and we actually have a blue porch light that we keep up all year round. Plus, it is exciting to see all of the different world monuments and historical sights lit up in blue for awareness during this month. We notice that every year more and more places are lit up, which is so cool! It makes me feel that even though there are so many unanswered questions even today, we are slowly bringing more awareness to Autism.
I began thinking back about when Zion officially started soccer and I have to be honest, it was so frustrating to watch. Let me explain. Zion did great at practice and here at home when we played with him. He would kick the ball with force, dribble all around us, and played with aggression. However, the moment he would get out there for the game, he would just freeze up. Basically, he turned into a deer in headlights. He held onto his jersey, and I could just feel him becoming overwhelmed. It took a few games, but I kept hoping he would relax as each game passed.
Something that caught me by surprise though, Zion showed emotion. I remember one time when he was the goalie, and the other team scored a goal on him, he began to cry. Although I felt bad for him, it kind of made me happy that he cared. He was usually so passive, and I figured them scoring would have no effect on him…but it actually did!
I want to thank you all so much for the support over the years and for the many years to come. I am excited, every year, that I get to spend the month of April celebrating my military child, as well as Autism Awareness. Zion is truly a special kid and I love that I get to learn from him every single day!
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