My husband and I have 3 boys; Easton, Christian and Charlie. Christian and Charlie are twins. Charlie was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 4. Every day is a struggle. Part of Charlie’s Autism includes a sensory integration disorder- he is bothered easily by loud noises, easily overwhelmed by big groups of people, and is easily distressed by the way clothing, soaps, lotions, etc feel on his skin. He has struggled with sleep since he was born. Charlie has a really hard time with change as well as transitions from task to task and requires as much routine as possible. Anything that is slightly out of line with any of these areas and it will send him into severe meltdowns. We call them meltdowns because tantrums seem pretty wimpy in comparison to these.
We have witnessed how beneficial a dog is for Charlie to stay regulated and have been in the process to get him a service dog that can help him in the community as well as at home, and we're getting closer to having that dream come true! We wanted to bring others along on our journey to help educate others not only on Autism, but the process we've been navigating to get our son a service dog. So stay tuned, share our page and enjoy the adventures because there is a TON more to come!!
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