Lessons learned by a mother raising her son with autism

I truly love this article which appeared on Autism Matter Magazine, Fall 2010 edition. It is written by a mother who has a son with autism. Her name is Liz Cohen. She is Joey's mother. She made a list of the lessons she's learned from her encounters with her community agencies and such as related to the hundreds of issues that tend to pop up when seeking treatment for autism. It sums up pretty much what we all have experienced or about to experience as parents in charge of looking after our children on the spectrum. As I read it, I thought that it is exactly what my experiences have been like and that it would be worthwhile to let parents with recently diagnosed children know about these matters and begin their journey much more organized than I and help equip them better to do battle with situations that could crop up along the way.
You can find the entire list of lessons learned in a link under the video section of this site. I believe we owe it to Liz for putting it down for others to learn from and get themselves organized because as we all know we do get flooded with all kinds of documents regarding treatment processes. The list is also helpful in that it also tells new parents to look out for situations in the community and at schools and tells them how best to handle them. I found this list helpful and I hope you will too.