110 Parents Describe Their Children With Autism in One Word or Phrase

I am honored to know a lot of parents of children with autism. So I took over 100 of them recently and asked them to describe their children to me in one word or phrase. The results are very powerful:

1. Fun
2. Lovely
3. Affectionate
4. Courageous
5. Strong
6. Emotional
7. Always smiling
8. Helpful
9. Marvelous
10. Train lover
11. Intelligent
12. Awesome
13. Horse lover
14. Precious
15. Great artist
16. Sweet
17. Energetic
18. Gorgeous
19. Mischievous
20. Loves outdoors
21. Beautiful
22. Clever
23. Loving
24. Caring
25. Cat lover
26. Xbox addict
27. Informative
28. Routine lovers
29. Toothbrush fascination
30. Gentle
31. Chatterbox
32. Kind
33. Light of my life
34. Bus obsession
35. Charming
36. Giggly
37. Anxious
38. Quiet
39. Dalmatian collector
40. Harry Potter’s greatest fan
41. Cheeky chub
42. Dancer
43. Mummy’s boy
44. Fragile
45. Joy
46. Smart
47. Special
48. Animal lover
49. Complex
50. Cute
51. Loud
52. Thomas fan
53. Little monkey
54. Quirky
55. Aspiring author
56. Cheeky
57. Amazing
58. Best friends
59. Funny
60. Creative
61. Bubbly
62. My world
63. Sunshine
64. Handsome
65. Simply the best
66. Gifted performer
67. Hard working
68. Unique
69. Jokestar
70. Perfection
71. One-armed woodworker
72. Lively
73. Determined
74. Superhero lover
75. History buff
76. Incredible
77. Talented
78. Dinosaur loving
79. Brave
80. Wonderful
81. Water baby
82. Minion fan
83. Teddy loving
84. Figure obsession
85. Blessing
86. Brilliant sense of humor
87. Inquisitive
88. Excitable
89. Calm
90. My hero
91. Loved to the stars and beyond
92. Big-hearted
93. YouTube lover
94. Always on the go
95. Texture seeker
96. Endearing
97. Adorable
98. Bundle of energy
99. Timid
100. Extreme sense of fairness
101. Carefree
102. The reason I live
103. Heart of gold
104. Nothing gets in his way
105. Talents outshine his difficulties
106. Laid back
107. Sensory
108. Full of character
109. Lego lover
110. Little princess

What wonderful words! What fabulous families, proving everyday how perfect every child is regardless of any diagnosis. They have said it far better than I ever could!

See all of the responses in Miriam’s video, “More Than a Diagnosis.” 

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