The Happiest Baby In The World

When our middle Aspie son was born,
my brother nicknamed him the
"Happiest Baby In The World."
We thought we were lucky in that, after our oldest Aspie son...who had a broken collarbone at birth and who cried LITERALLY for the first 2 years of his life....we had a child who was content and rarely cried.
This should have been a sign...but we just saw it as a blessing.
A happy and trusting child.....

He truly does have a cheerful disposition.
As he is not one who understands "lies", he trusts implicitly.
Give him a smile and a huge smile will come back at you.
Be nice to him....just once.....and he sees you as his best friend.
Show him just a little bit of love and understanding and he will go to his grave loving you.

But as of late,
I haven't seen the smile....
           I haven't felt the warmth.......
                          I haven't witnessed the trusting love......

No, lately he has been stressed......silent......angry........frustrated......
THIS IS NOT WHO GOD CREATED HIM TO BE!!!!
And I miss him.
What has been the empathise for this change?
JUDGEMENT!!!

He is being forced to fit into the worlds of others.
(And I am not speaking in terms of making sure he has acceptable behavior for acceptance in  society.)
A square peg into a round hole.
So, OK...a hexagonal peg into a round hole.

Some people can not see that there are multiple ways of doing things...
Differences in thought....differences in learning....
Just plain DIFFERENCES!!!
These individuals are UNBENDABLE.
If he were being as UNBENDABLE as they are...he would be seen as defiant, disobedient, a disciplinary problem.
I can only imagine how frustrated he is......       
And why not......

You know, scripture tells us that Christ greatly appreciated the trusting innocence of the young.
"Let the children come unto me..."
"If you can not make yourself as a child..."
"And a little child shall lead them..."

We are called to be as loving, as trusting,
as happy as a little child.
I think our son had it right from the start...
                   we should all take lessons from him!

Postscript: For the most part, he is experiencing some really supportive people right now. These people are working very hard to meet him half-way and to help him along the road to success. I just get a bit frustrated when not everyone is on the same page...or even in the same book. Sorry.
2 STEPS FORWARD....1 STEP BACK