Being Us

Autism Awareness

By Tara Wilson November 5, 2013

Today marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month, with tomorrow being World Autism Awareness Day. Honestly, the whole thing leaves me feeling conflicted, tired, and a lot like a giant fraud.

I am conflicted because on the one hand, a whole month dedicated to awareness of something that we live as a family every day has to be good right? If it raises more money to help my kids. Or puts pressure on the government to provide more funding for early and appropriate therapies. Or what if it could chip away at the gap in how people who know Maggie treat her vs the way strangers do?

Those are all good things right?

Author Tara Wilson

Tara is gainfully employed by the toughest 3 female bosses she has ever had (well except for that one accounting manager who hated her). The pay sucks, but the cuddles are awesome. She drinks a lot of coffee, uses humour as a defense mechanism, and lives in fear of what lurks in her backyard. Keep Tara company on her unfortunately-named blog Don’t Lick the Deck, where she talks about her husband Nerdguy; her 10 year old and twin 8 year old girls; parenting autism and ADHD; and her inability to shop without creating disaster. She is regular contributor to Parentdish.ca who have not yet filed a restraining order.