Why Blog?

Why blog? Well, I decided to blog, because everyone asks how Tyler is doing. He is doing great, is just really not a good enough answer, there is so much more I want to share. I want to share his progress, his challenges, his good days, and his bad days, with our friends and family. Being a special needs Mom is all I know. I am open for suggestions, constructive criticism, opinions. Anything that will help my son reach his full potential. I will do whatever it takes. My son is my life, my world, my reason for getting up in the morning! A bit dramatic, but if you know me well, it's who I am.

How it all began. Tyler was always a very active kid. He has always been sweet, lovey dovey, stubborn, affectionate, and again, very very active. Autism never entered my mind. We passed the year mark, whew, no SID's, he met all his milestones, had no worries. He walked at 12 going into 13 months, he babbled, he repeated mama, dada, but never realized he didn't have much spontaneous speech. Mostly repeating. And he had habits like jumping off couch, not once, but like repetitive times, over and over. And he didn't give eye contact. To me, yes, I was his primary contact, but he would avoid other's. He wouldn't answer to his name, like he was deaf, just thought, A Tringali thing. Those of you that know us Tringali's, know we have selective hearing. Anyways, this was my lovable boy. No way was he autistic. Everything I read, these autistic kids have tantrums, melt downs, do not like to be loved or touched, no way was my little guy autistic. He was just spoiled, and my baby, He'll be fine.....little did I know. If I knew then, what I know now. He will be fine, we're just taking a different path then I thought. It took me over 3 yrs to get pregnant, he's truly a miracle, nothing has been easy about this kid! It took 3 IUI attempts, got gestational diabetes, tested positive for spina bifada, 21 hours of labor! All this just made me tougher, and more grateful for my son. Now, fast forward to Tyler being 2 1/2 yrs old.....