When a T-Shirt Sparked a Conversation About Autism Awareness
A t-shirt is like a walking billboard to me. It spreads a message. When my son Dominic’s teacher was ordering autism awareness shirts a while back, some of my family and friends ordered one.
My daughter, Lauren:
My “auntie” who lives in Virginia:
And my brother who lives in Maryland:
I especially like the message on the front: “Autism Awareness – Accept – Understand – Love.” My brother told me recently about a gal who saw his shirt when he was out and about one day and started chatting with him. She asked my brother if he had read a particular book on autism. He said, “She was very enthusiastic and happy to see the t-shirt in public. She instantly connected with me even though we’d never met. I was a person in her camp.”
My brother agreed that was true! I love that wearing a t-shirt starts the conversation.
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Cathy B. is a homemaker/wife and a mother to a 19-year old son with Autism, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, ADHD and Complex Partial Epilepsy, a 27-year old daughter and a stepson who is 39. Originally from Maryland, she has lived in Michigan for over 20 years. She is a Program Director of a disability ministry, the Treasurer of the Mid-Michigan Autism Association and the Coordinator of the Special Needs Ministry for the Diocese of Lansing.
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