I'm walking for my daughter,  And I’ll be walking for my son this year as he was just diagnosed with level 2 Autism. My kids are my best friends and my inspiration she is 5 years old she was diagnosed with level 3 autism when she was almost 2 years old, she has come a long way since then, and has over came alot, I'm super proud of her and how far she's come, she first crawled when she was 21 months old and she was walking by the time she was 2 years old, she is learning sign language she is slowly learning new signs each day, we are working on sign language and her communication device to communicate with us. But love doesn't need words, she's just our happy jumping girl who loves bubbles, loves Disney movies and loves the Little Mermaid, and absolutely loves going to Target. She is so loving kind and caring, she gives the best hugs and is the sweetest little thing. I'm so blessed and proud to be her mommy, I love getting to experience new things with her and getting to see the world through her eyes, she has shown me the world in a way I've never seen or experienced, and I love getting to see how even the tiniest thing can make her smile and jump for joy, she is the best big sister to her little brother, she is constantly giving him hugs and kisses and wanting to hold him and she is always wanting him to play with her, she is our rockstar our baby girl our Miracle girl, she's the baby I prayed for and waited for a long long time, she's the one who made me a mommy. I'm one super proud Mommy. Iove my Madison Grace. Madison started ABA September 2023 and she is learning and doing so many new things and has so many new friends. She's our world and our tour guide on this Autism Journey.

My Son Wyatt will be 2 years old in May, he is loving loves to smile and laugh, he loves his big sister so much. He loves Disney movies, he’s currently doing physical therapy and speech therapy, we are just waiting for everything to come through and he will be able to start ABA and get to be with his big sissy all day.

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