| Aaron's
Story |
 Aaron
Blackburn was born on May 27,1996, a happy and healthy boy.
Up until the age of 2 1/2 he was developing normally. You could
consider him advanced. He spoke in full sentence, sang songs,
and ate almost anything. He was on time with every milestone.
We were on time with all his shots and then it was time for
the MMR. Directly after his MMR, Aaron become very ill, at which
point we had to hospitalize him for almost two weeks. He had
several seizures, high fevers, and couldn’t hold anything
down. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with him.
They feared he would not survive he was so weak. Fortunately,
the fever subsided and he begun to get better. After he came
home from the hospital, we noticed changes in Aaron. He had
regressed severely. He would cry a lot. He wanted to play alone.
He lost all speech and eye contact. At the age of three he was
diagnosed Autistic.
Although they say people with Autism avoid human contact, Aaron
was different. He loved to be held and kissed. When we first
learned Aaron had Autism, we thought no way, what did we do
wrong? But after a while, you learn all you can about Autism
from doctors, books, websites, and parents. Then you go and
try to help your child. We all accepted Aaron for who he is.
He always has a smile on his face. He is always singing. And
when Aaron walks into a room, he makes you smile with his handsome
self and his big blue eyes. He has many qualities, which makes
him special.
After much therapy and care, Aaron has improved tremendously.
For eight years straight he went to therapy after school 5 days
a week twice a day with mom running around from place to place.
You have to give up a lot to get a lot, I say. Now he is 11
years old. He is extremely verbal. He attends a public elementary
school. He loves to go outside, play at parks, swims, Chuck
E. Cheese, amusement parks, fairs, horseback riding and track
and field. He even went to the Special Olympics winning second
place in the one hundred yard dash with little to no training.
He also performs in Horse Shows, where he has taken best of
show. He is a genius on the computer and with video games, at
times it seems he loves this the most. He especially loves his
two younger brothers Seth, 9yrs old and Chase 2 yrs old. Seth
has helped him get to a lot of his goals and will continue to
be his buddy system. His little brother Chase is getting closer
to him everyday. He has also helped bring out a lot of speech
in Aaron.
I believe that through Autism awareness and more funding, all
autistic children can receive early intervention therapy that
can help them be productive members of society and live a fulfilling
life. Assistance is so important for families with autistic
children, who so desperately need help. If I did not get my
son help early, Aaron would not be as far as he is today. Autism
puts a lot of strain on families in many ways. Everyday we will
continue to work hard with Aaron so he may succeed in a prosperous
way of life, which every child deserves. |
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