Inihayag nina Aubrey Miles at Troy Montero na mayroong Autism Spectrum Disorder ang bunso nilang anak na si Rocket.
Sa Instagram, nag-post sila ng kanilang larawan kasama si Rocket. Suot nila ang damit na may nakasaad na "Autism Awareness."
"Autism awareness for Rocket. Yes, our Rocket has ASD, Autism spectrum disorder," saad nila sa caption ng post.
Hindi umano nila kaagad ito ipinaalam sa publiko dahil inalam pa muna nila ang tungkol sa ASD.
"It was important for us to educate ourselves about it. At first we were confused, and questioned ourselves, how and why," saad ng mag-asawa. "We searched around to for an ASD specialist before anything else."
Maaari umanong iniisip ng iba na ang mga taong may autism "acts crazy, has mental problems, physical issues and other stuff. "
"Yes, it’s mental but not a problem, yes can be physical but it’s not an issue and definitely not crazy," paliwanag nila.
Ayon kina Aubrey at Troy, maaaring maging magkakaiba ang autism sa mga bata.
Mayroon umano si Rocket na "common symptoms" na kanilang inilista sa post.
-Delayed speech.
-No eye contact.
-Difficulty communicating.
-Can focus on one thing for hours.
-Repetitive, she does things over and over again like running and flapping her hands Etc.
-If you can say you’re an introvert because your doctor said, then you have to meet a kid/person with autism. Almost like an introvert, can be a loner but never alone.
-She flap her hands when she likes something, another way to address her emotions.
-Cries her heart out like nobodys around. From 1 she can get to 10 real quick. When you hear it, sounds like she’s getting hurt but really she just wants her toy or something that she cannot express.
-Hard time controlling her emotions, sometimes there’s no middle. Happy or sad, Laughing or crying out loud and doesn’t know how to stop.
Batid umano nila na "there’s a lot more for other kids I’m sure, but so far these are the things we see from Rocket."
"Autism is always present, in many ways. There’s no proven reason that’s 100% why kids get autism. It can just happen," patuloy nila.
Sabi pa nina Aubrey at Troy, "it’s possible for first time parents to think it’s the worst thing that can happen to their baby."
Bagaman aminado sila na nakaramdam sila ng pangamba para sa anak, naniniwala sila na magiging maayos naman ang lahat.
"You just need to know where to go, what you’re dealing with, finding the right therapist, the right support groups and lots of love," payo nila.
Nasa proseso pa rin umano sila ng patuloy na pag-aaral tungkol sa kondisyon ng kanilang anak.
Sa ngayon, sumasailalim umano si Rocket sa Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy. —FRJ, GMA News.
