I'm sharing my experiences and concerns about my autistic son from the time he was born until his 10-month checkup revealed his developmental delays.

At this time, I had no idea he had a disability.

My son is a young man with autism and intellectual disability (34 years old as of 2022), and is certified with a Rehabilitation Handbook B.

He was diagnosed with autism at age 5.

A developmental test by a psychiatrist at age 20 indicated that his developmental age was around that of a 10-year-old.

No matter how much we taught him, there were limits to how much we could improve his language comprehension, but he has still made great progress, and he has been employed as a full-time employee at a local company for 16 years.

For nine years, since my son was in the first grade of elementary school, I have been working on his rehabilitation while receiving mother education at the Tomoni Rehabilitation Center.

I'd like to share the home-based rehabilitation I've been working on, with the goal of what kind of adult I want him to become and what he will be like as an adult.

I'll be sharing stories of success and failure, so I hope you'll enjoy it.

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