Have you ever wanted to
do something and you kept procrastinating till it seemed too late? This week I
was at a retreat organized by a youth group called G-Next, Nitro 2015, and I
shared with them how Autism Gist was conceived at Nitro 2012. I kept
procrastinating on starting the blog for a whole year before I finally put up
the first article. At some point in my procrastination, I felt that I may never
put it up. I saw another blog online, and felt my blog was not needed anymore. But on December 31, 2013, I decided to put up the first post on the blog.
This year 2015, I have
been privileged to meet people that thanked me for having a blog on autism,
mostly parents. I got feedback on how reading from me helped a woman respond
appropriately to a child she met in a children’s church, who is on the autism
spectrum. The lady said they would have just assumed that the child was hearing
impaired if she had not read about autism before. All these feedbacks made my
2015 and made me happy that I started the blog.
This year, I also met
some parents who have children with different special needs, who have
procrastinated on finding help for their children, and have somehow given up
hope that getting professional help for their children may be too late. I am a
strong advocate for early intervention, but that you have not started early
does not mean you should not start at all. In 2014, I wrote an article on
starting early once you discover that your child may have autism or any other
form of special needs; as much as I will still put that opinion on the front
line, I want to encourage some parents who have not started to “start”. Get the
required help for your child, and you will at least have hope as regards that
child.
Today December 31 2015,
an idea that was conceived in December 2012 and birthed December 2013, is 2
years old. I wish I was more consistent in putting up posts, but I am glad that
at least the ones I have put up have been relevant to a few people. This year I
started a new project, #ThrowbackThursday #AutismAwareness on Twitter. The
response has been really good; for that I am grateful.
I have said in a
previous post that on the blog, I am introducing a new project, “In Other
News”. In Other News will address other forms of special needs. I hope you will
support this project by sharing the posts, just as you share my autism posts.
On this anniversary, I
want to thank the people that have supported this blog, sharing our posts time
after time. You are the reason people have stumbled on the blog and have become
followers. I also want to thank the people that have given feedbacks, you
encourage me to go on and to do more. And importantly, I want to thank all the
people that have visited the blog one time or the other, seeing the number of
visits to my blog always make me happy. God bless you all.
Remember to follow
@adelolaonautism on twitter, and like my Facebook page, Autism Gist with
Adelola. Thank you.
I wish you all a Merry
Christmas in arrears, and Happy New Year in advance.
