I Have a Child With Autism

I have 3 children with autism. 9, 9 and 10. One of my daughters is more higher functioning and she just got reevalutated for receiving special needs at school. (They all did).

Well, they just told me that her needs are cognitive. They said its not so much her autism, as it is that shes got lower IQ. I never thought about that. They think she'll always have lower IQ and will probably always be slow.

Ok. I don't know why, but after years of knowing my kidz have autism (like what almost 6 years now) this made me super sad. I have no idea why.

She wants to get married when she gets older. Wants to be a teacher, loves kidz and unicorns.

It hurts me to think that she can't have these things, and yet shes aware enough of them that she yearns for them. And thinks about them.

I have no idea.

Is it possible for someone with special needs to find love? To have a life that they love?

I don't know why the IQ is the one to break my heart, but it does.

Mettamomma

Here's correct info about the book and movie that I posted about earlier that's the true story of two developmentally disabled people who marry. The book and movie are called, "Like Normal People," and it was written by former Washington Post reporter Bob Meyers about his brother. You can still find the book on Amazon and other sites. Here's a link to the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079471/reviews