Autism is a word that is often tossed around and used to label a person with a illness, but quite often many people don't understand how having Autism impacts a person's life and those around them.
Today I invite the gorgeous Christie to my blog. I remember Christie talking about her sister Grace, and how her face would light up every time she'd tell us that she was going home to visit her on the weekend. What is super special about Christie's relationship with her sister, is that Grace suffers from Autism. It is clear though, that this has only strengthened the bond between the two girls, and goes to show that just because you suffer from a disability, your quality of life and relationships don't have to suffer too.
Take it away Christie.
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| Loving sisters! So cute! |
My name is Christie and my little sister and best friend Grace has autism.
I'm not really sure where to start but growing up with a sibling who has a disability is
definitely not without its trials and hard times but honestly I wouldn’t change it for the
world!!
Grace has the biggest heart out of anyone I know and she will trust anyone
implicitly. This is what I love about her because she is not worried about the worlds
judgements and no one is any different to her in her eyes!
I believe that everyone can learn something from this! I am so grateful to have her in
life to show me that there are differences in all of us but that should not change how
we treat each other or how we are treated!
Grace has her little quirks.. like the fact that she LOVES music! It is her escape and
a chance for her to get out of this world, be by herself and clear her head. I love
the fact that she has found that release and escape because I have no idea what
her world would be like but i know even in my world i need that release. Music is
something that we can bond over. We often sit down in the lounge room and share
head phones just chilling listening to music! We also be silly singing and dancing
around the lounge to our favourite songs and we have a ball!! I love seeing the joy
in her face when she is listening to her favourites.. and boy does she have some
favourites! You know when she has found a song she loves because she starts
singing her lungs out, dances around like a lunatic and has it firmly on repeat!! It
drives Mum nuts!! lol.
Of course there are times where I wish that she didn’t have this disability because
I am worried what the future holds for her and what kind of life she will have! I also
think about what she will miss out on! Like all of the normal things we go through like
having our first crush, having girly chats with our best friends, falling in love, those
crazy nights out with our friends and just having that normal sisterly relationship.
Then i think our relationship is perfect just as it is and i don’t think it could get any
better! Also she has such a supportive family and community around her and so she
will never really know what she is missing out on.
I have nothing but praise and thanks for our home town community and how they are
with her, especially the kids in her class at school! They are all wonderful with her
and celebrate any milestone achievement for her with her just as much as we do! I
definitely believe they have learnt from her as much as she has learnt from them, as
having Grace in their class has taught them all about tolerance, patience and respect
for other people. We live in a world now that has so much pressure on young people
and especially young girls so i think it is such a positive thing for the girls in her class
to be reminded that it doesn’t matter what you look like or who you hang out with you
can have such confidence in yourself.
So I ask you have you been too quick to judge people on their looks or judging a
parent with a screaming child? It may not look like it but you dont know the struggles
that they may be facing behind closed doors!
Please don’t be so quick to judge and respect everyone for who they are not for any
differences they may have! Love everyone equally and we will live in a much richer
world! :)
I love my sister now, I will love her forever and nothing can change that! I love her
exactly the way she is and I would never ever want her to change!
Christie xxx
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