Emma-louise Lochhead

This is my favourite photo, it's of my son and daughter. Gregory was diagnosed autistic when he was 3. When I fell pregnant again people would say things like ‘he won't bond with the baby’, ‘he won't make friends with his sibling’, ‘they won't play together’. My son was so shut off most of the time playing himself. When my daughter arrived it couldn't be more different and this photo shows that being autistic doesn't mean you can't make connections to others. My son and daughter are as close as can be! I truly believe my daughter pulled my son out of his shut off world and connected him to us, it was amazing. Proving the myth wrong. My daughter will be diagnosed autistic after going through the diagnosis process. Her brother is her hero. Autism doesn't mean they can't make friends or can't love, it’s just a different way of getting there.