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Today is World Autism Day and April is Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month and Forrest’s birthday month! In our home, EVERY DAY is autism awareness and acceptance day. This means every day, Forrest knows that we love him exactly as he is, no matter what. Thank you to all of our #friendsofforrest for your continued love, inclusion, support, and advocacy. We are excited to launch a special fundraising match effort this April for Autistic Self Advocacy Network. ASAN is a pioneer in the disability rights movement who believe that autistic people should be involved whenever autism is discussed and they should be empowered to take control of their own lives. Now that we are over a decade into this autism journey and looking ahead to Forrest’s future, we cannot think of a better example and inspiration than the lived experience of autistic adults. Visit www.friendsofforrest.org to donate and stay tuned for more information #nothingaboutuswithoutus #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #friendsofforrest

I look forward to working alongside of the individual we bring on for this position, this is an area of our business I will be devoting a lot of time and attention to. We have proven ourselves in the ports and are growing rapidly in over the road / dry van freight brokerage market. Our leader of this division, Anthony F., is amazing and someone I wish I could have had as a mentor in my earlier years. Even now, 13 years into my career, he is teaching me to be a better person and leader. I encourage anyone with dry van freight brokerage experience, a great attitude, and eagerness to build something very special to apply. #freightbroker #topworkplace

This little wild thing met all his developmental milestones on time. Then we noticed that, though he was talking and hadn’t lost any skills, he wasn’t gaining much new language. We started speech therapy and made tremendous progress. We sought out occupational therapy which was also helpful. We also had Forrest placed in special education preschool. I would speak to these therapists and teachers often asked about autism but nobody could give us us clear advice. There’s this thing we do as parents, where we love our babies so much and we get lost in this cycle of working overtime to get through life and figure things out and just make it work. Sometimes, we honestly don’t realize how hard we are working let alone consider the fact that there could be something “wrong” that we are missing. We keep our heads down and we keep pushing through. There’s a Mark Twain quote turned productivity method about “Eating a Frog,” meaning, if you know you have to do something difficult, do it right away. Now, in my practice and advice to other parents. I always say, ask the questions and do the formal testing and evaluation first. Don’t delay, don’t make things any harder on yourelves. Get the answers now. Most people in the field will tell you that this is important because early intervention is key for great outcomes for autistic people, and I don’t disagree. However, I say “eat the frog” and seek out a formal full evaluation. Leave no stones unturned. Get the hard part done first. Then, you can embrace the label, learn everything you can about your child and how to support them as best you can, utilize whichever resources fit your family best, and then both of you can keep living your best life.   When Forrest was four years old, the struggles only intensified and I knew that in order to get more help, we needed the label. Our evaluation at SARRC was comprehensive. I knew from the questions they asked me, the activities they were doing, and observations they were making with Forrest, that they were seeing what I was seeing. And when I read the report, I was so grateful for the explicit detail about his scores and nuances they were qualified to observe during their observations that I had never noticed. It was a certainty and it was finally there in black and white. The knowledge, information, and support that come from evaluation and diagnosis are the most impactful results of an autism diagnosis. This moment in neurodivergent person and their loved ones' story is something we wish to see far greater access to earlier, everywhere, and less cost prohibitive. We are proud to sponsor and raise funds for Yes Day. We are even more proud to direct a donation to SARRC which will help other children to receive an evaluation and diagnosis…which can change their life. https://lnkd.in/gnfFHknb #friendsofforrest #SayYestoDiagnosis #eatthefrog