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Don’t get me wrong, I will continue to fight for my daughter every day, and I will openly share about our lives to help others know the great unmet needs of our community. This is how my Autism Awareness Day has changed over the years: I will fix my child and change the world in my free time! It’s not about making anyone else aware, it’s about looking at the beautiful daughter I have in front of me and loving her as she is. Let’s use this day to celebrate her gifts and the amazing things she can do!

It wasn’t the bright white coat or cold, sterile environment that sent chills down my spine. It was the doctor’s life-changing words, “Your daughter has autism

You don’t have to look at the duck to say duck. Not only did Lizzie fail to say duck or even d-d-d, she never even looked up at me or the ducks. With the North Texas Chapter of the National Autism Association, I began planning Mom’s Every mom in the room had been devastated by these words, and now every mom had the ability to help another because she had gone through something difficult that others needed guidance with.

Julie Hornok is an author, speaker, event planner and advocate for autism. Her writing has appeared in Parenting Special Needs Magazine, Autism Parenting Magazine, AutismSpot, Thrive Magazine, Literary Mama, Chicken Soup for the Soul series and many more