I am grateful to be the mom to two beautiful beings that have have been graced with Autism.  In the beginning I in no way shape or form saw Autism as any type of gift.  I honestly thought I was being punished for something that I had done in my past. I didn't know what but I knew that this was some sort of punishment from the universe.

But what I discovered as I begin to parent my children on the spectrum is that they were here to teach me some valuable lessons. You…