“Nothing in life can prepare you for the joy of becoming a parent. My husband and I have three boys aged eight, seven and six. Our boys are profoundly autistic, non-verbal and have additional health issues. The challenges we have as a family have my husband and I feeling like we operate at 65 percent most days. Sleep deprivation is still a part of our daily life. It honestly feels like we have had a newborn baby for nearly nine years. Kathrine said.

Mama Mag Feature: Autistic Understanding
There is a strong autism community out there and it can be easy to forget that for the majority of Australians they have limited exposure to what autistic traits may be. Thank you to Mama Mag for this wonderful article.