Kobie was born prematurely at 29 weeks old, spent 8 weeks in the NICU and was later diagnosed with Autism. By the grace of God he is a thriving, energetic 3-year-old boy. His mama, Ana Poling, is our next guest on Sunny Side Up Pod and she shares the struggles and the wins of motherhood and what it looks like to raise an autistic child.
April is World Autism Awareness Month so we decided to record this episode together to create awareness around Autism. Whether or not you have someone in your life with Autism, Ana's story will warm your heart and enlighten you.
Raising a child with special needs requires a lot of patience, compassion, grace and support. In this episode we talk about the struggles of how isolating motherhood can be, how marriage can get tricky raising kids and why community, self care and sisterhood is so so important.
Ana hopes to create a social media platform soon around Autism and share her journey with Kobie. In the meantime, please show her love and support by commenting on this episode with your own stories about autism and resources.
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Thank you to Ana for sharing her story. 🙏 And to all the warrior mamas out there--- KEEP THE FAITH!
There is hope.