Take a walk with Alex

Raising awareness one smile at a time.

My 11 year old son's journey with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Anxiety NOS. April 2nd is national Autism Awareness day. Please join us in supporting our son and other families affected by autism. We have made a team called Sweet Inspirations to raise money and awareness for Walk Now for Autism Speaks. We will be walking on Saturday September, 25th in Portland, Oregon. Please help us spread awareness about autism.

1 in 110 children are diagnosed with autism.
1 in 70 are boys.
Every 20 minutes someone is diagnosed.

If you would like to donate please go to:
http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/Portland/SweetInspirations
Click on my name in the box on the right hand side under the team members: Kristy Minor
Thank you for your consideration.

(The poem and picture in the video that Alex made me last year for Mother's Day.)
YOU ARE

YOU are beautiful and sweet.
YOU wonder If I will get a job.
YOU hear the birds chirping in the sunlight.
YOU see dolphins jumping in the ocean.
YOU want me to help with the chores.
YOU are beautiful and sweet.

YOU pretend to laugh at sad movies.
YOU feel happy when the sun is out.
YOU touch my arm when I'm hurt or sad.
YOU worry about me standing on the back of the couch.
YOU cry when you burn your finger.
YOU are beautiful and sweet.

YOU understand what to do when there is a fire.
YOU say no driving the car until your sixteen.
YOU dream about unicorns.
YOU try to be a good mother.
YOU hope you can hug me when I'm sad.
YOU are beautiful and sweet. By Alex

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Autism
• PDD-NOS
• ODD
• awareness
• advocate
• smile

[ReSpAwNeD77]

Alex is very intelligent but lacks social and motor skills. He does well on the school work that he completes. He's a happy child but struggles with everything all the time. His favorite cartoon is Tom & Jerry, favorite color is red, loves his skateboard and bike, loves maps and trains, socially and mentally he is like a 6 year old and has been for the past few years. He gets along well with adults and toddlers or children closer to 5 or 6. He is kind, caring, polite and uniquely him. <3

[ReSpAwNeD77]

Continued: diagnosed with PDD-NOS, ODD, ADHD, Anxiety NOS when he was 7 after he started becoming dangerous to himself and others, had meetings with the public school to ween him into special education, developed IEP's and behavioral support plans, goes to a Psychiatrist routinely, gets bullied in school, loves school so much that he cries when he can't go (vacation, illness), highly disruptive in class, destroys school/personal property, does not understand when he's being picked on.

[ReSpAwNeD77]

A short description of Alex: could never take my eyes off of him, didn't start talking until he was 3, he is still delayed in speech, threw tantrums that had me restraining him, walks on his tip toes only, could not handle kindergarten at all, home schooled K-2nd grade, could not play outside unsupervised while other kids his age were, doesn't look before running/riding into the road, is not aware of his surroundings or anything that could be harmful to himself, doesn't brush own hair/teeth/bath

[ReSpAwNeD77]

Thank you. I'm glad it moved you guys =]

[tiggershark75]

Truth be told really can't see anything wrong with the kid. But who knows! Just prayin mama isn't a glory hog praying on her child. Seen it way to many times to count. Praying for you little Alex.

[lrx001]

i am almost crying right now! so sad! but so moving <3

[AllyIAmTheBest]

@AllyIAmTheBest *i wish you and your son. srry ;)

[AllyIAmTheBest]

i'm about to cry, seriously.

but i'm smiling because of how

beautiful this is. you are amazing.

i wish you and your the best.

god bless you.

[BloodyTearsxx3]

Aww, I almost cried during this.

But it did make me smile <3

He seems so happy, :)

The poem was beautiful. I just loved it <3

[Lilyontoontown2]

Are you sure he has a disorder XD? He seems just like a regular old boy, and YES, I did smile :)