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Lily Nicole King was born on March 21, 2006. At about 9-12 months of age, Lily began saying Mama and BaBa (DaDa), and was developing at what would be considered an "average" level. After about 13 months of age, Lily had a large round of immunizations. Two days later, Lily lost all speech and eye contact. It never came back. We hoped it was just a phase, and our Doctor had told us for months that something was wrong, but we refused to believe it. Until March of this year, Lily turned 2, and I realized she would not even think of drinking out of a cup or eating her birthday cake with a spoon or a fork. Lily was still on a bottle, no words, and little eye contact. We finally listened to our Doctor and had her evaluated. Lily was diagnosed with Autism on April, 1 2008. Not an easy thing to accept. Denial was pretty much a way of life in our home for a few months. Today we accept Lily for who she is, we could not possibly love her a drop more. She is our angel. Lily has therapy 3 times a week in our home, and she is learning sign language (slowly but surely). She can already do the sign for "more". Which is a miracle! Autism has affected Lily in ways that are hard for "average" people to understand. Certain sounds and lights can "hurt" Lily. She can have tantrums/episodes for up to 6 hours at a time on bad days. Lily gets very frustrated when she can't express what it is she needs/wants. On a lighter note, Lily's smile will melt your heart. Lily loves to dance, and her Daddy is her favorite "toy" in the entire world. She is a true angel and we feel blessed to have her in our lives. Jackie & Josh King On behalf of Josh, Jackie, and Lily won’t you please donate to further the study, support and resources provided by The Autism Society of North Carolina? Click here to donate and select Carolina Stride from the team drop down menu.
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