14/10/2023
What a lovely positive message from Mikey, for all the wonderful mums with wonderful neurodivergent children, all across the world 🌎
As I am getting older I am realising more and more that having a diagnosis of verbal dyspraxia/apraxia (or any other kind of diagnosis) doesn't just affect the person living with the diagnosis, it affects everyone who loves them.
Okay so it's the person with the diagnosis who lives with the symptoms of the condition but the whole family lives through it. Not knowing how to help make the persons life just a little bit easier.
I know that it affects the whole family… dad’s siblings, grandparents, etc but I think, from my own personal experience, it is the mum's who live with the most guilt. Beginning with the question "what did I do wrong? Is it my fault my child has this diagnosis?" to "how can I help my child?" and "am I doing enough for my child?"
Unfortunately there isn't a magic wand you can use to take it all away for us but trust me when I say that just being there for us every step of the way is more than enough. We may not be the best at speaking, reading and writing YET but with you supporting us we will be the best that WE can be and no one can ask for more than that.
