The Autism journey leaves us with so many unanswered questions; one of such questions being if as a
mother, I played a part in child having autism.
Days leading up to the official diagnosis and/or after the diagnosis had me feeling incredibly guilty. I
found myself asking questions like;
Did I eat something to cause this?
Did I not exercise enough?
Did a medication I took cause this?
Could it have been the vaccinations we got?
Did isolating my child during the pandemic cause this?
Did I not engage them enough as a baby?
So many questions but little answers.
To get myself through this guilt trip, I asked myself another question. What if indeed something I did
caused the autism? Now what?
This question caused a shift and changed my perspective. In asking myself this question, I realized there
was nothing I could do about what had caused this. Yes, knowing what caused it helps me in the future,
but the past, the past is gone.
My focus then stopped being so much on the diagnosis but on the quality of life I could give my child.
What a difference mindset can make, I realized.
So, I ask you today to challenge yourself and ask yourself that same question, what if you did indeed
cause the autism? Now what?
