My new "job" (Researching and Reading About Autism)

I've read many articles and a few books on Autism over the last year, but I found Jenny McCarthy's "Louder Than Words" book very helpful. Evan, Jenny's son, has many differences in his journey with ASD, but definitely many symptoms that EK displays too. It was great to get a list of things that Jenny tried in her journey and battle with Evan's diagnosis.

As a mother of an autistic child, I feel so alone. Supposedly- so many people have children with autism yet no one that I know very well. I get so overwhelmed by everyone's opinions on treatment, possible deficiencies, and needed therapies. I feel like I need a second job to support the financial burden of "treating" EK, along with needing extra hours in my day to research the next step in finding the suitable treatment option for her.

We have recently put EK on a daily fish oil supplement. I have seen improvement in her spontaneous speech. Not sure if the fish oil is really helping or I'm just desperately looking for a glimpse of improvement. She has also started ABA therapy 3-4 hours per week. I'm praying this will be helpful, especially with the amount of money it is going to cost per week.

Please continue to lift her in prayer. I still believe it's the ultimate "healer" in any situation.

LC