Just Another Autistic Kid, but This One's Mine: A Journey Through Autism

By Heidi Pfalzgraf

Autism has touched so many lives. This is one family's struggle with accepting and embracing the truth. From the birth to the toddler years to school-age, dealing with autism in today's society can be an emotional journey. A journey that can bring out the best in yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 27, 2009
• ISBN: 9781467867238

Heidi Pfalzgraf

Heidi has always enjoyed working with children. She studied early childhood education and is a certified nanny. She currently devotes most of her time to her own 3 children as well as her husband, Kris. Heidi enjoys 4-wheeling with her family and traveling the U.S. She is a member of the Church of Christ and gives all thanks to God.

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Just Another Autistic Kid, But This One’s Mine

A Journey Through Autism

Heidi Pfalzgraf

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© 2009 Heidi Pfalzgraf. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 2/12/2009

ISBN: 978-1-4389-3743-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4678-6723-8 (ebk)

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

Contents

The Birth.

Content.

Development.

Autism.

Reality.

Help.

Surgery.

Surgery #2

Therapy.

Surprise!

Brushing.

Finality.

Preschool.

Involved.

Walt Disney World.

Here we go again.

DAN!

Spongebob Squarepants.

A.B.A.

Potty training.

Peers.

Blessings.

Now.

Insert from my husband Kris:

Interview with Kansas’ big sister who is 8 years old:

For Kansas

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Acknowledgements

I am sending out a sincere thank you to every angel listed below. You have either benefited us as a family or Kansas as an individual and we will always sing your praises. God bless you all.

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The Birth. 

The excitement of having a boy was almost too much to bear. Our little girl was two and she brought such great joy to our lives. Now we were going to experience the best of both worlds.

My pregnancy was great. No morning sickness and the only complaints I had was that I felt extremely tired plus I gained a hefty 55 lbs.

He arrived on January 24th, 2002. My due date was 3 weeks away but my water broke in the middle of the night as I was taking my daughter to the potty. I felt a sharp pain and then a big relaxation of my stomach. I went to the bathroom and noticed slow drainage. I knew right away because my water had broke with my first child too. My first pregnancy ended in an emergency c-section because I would not dilate. I had already made plans for this one to be c-section as well. We made all necessary calls and headed for the hospital.

It was freezing outside and I kept thinking about how I hated to take a newborn out in the cold weather. We got to the hospital in the early morning and was told that my doctor wouldn’t be in till after noon. We got comfortable and I started eating ice chips for breakfast. I had no pain and no dilation which was again exactly what happened with my first experience of labor.

The doctor showed up early about 10:00am and we all got suited up for surgery. I was given a spinal for numbness and I knew right away something was