Being a mother of a neurodiverse child teaches you a lot. It opens your eyes to problems and circumstances that we did not know or did not understand.
During Autism Awareness Month, I want to share the teaching and the experiences that have left me being a mother of an incredible child who is on the autism spectrum.
As a mother, we always know when something is wrong with our children, and finally, after six years, I got the answers to my concerns. My son Ethan was diagnosed with autism, and although he suffers from a developmental disorder, that doesn't change my love for him.
In this episode, I will share how a balanced diet has made an unimaginable change in my son's life, leading him to have his best school year yet.
Let's use this month to create awareness of the invisible disabilities that surround us. Let's educate, support, and be an example that autism is not the end of the world but a way of seeing it through other lenses.
With this episode, we close season two of I Am Mantuana but don't be sad because I'll be back soon with new topics and amazing guests.
See you soon,
La Mantuana.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
[0:57] Food for the brain
I am a believer that the way we eat also influences our health. My husband and I decided to change our diet as a family. We eliminate flour, processed food, sugar, etc. We lived difficult months since the change was radical and the children's rejection of the new way of feeding us was a challenge, but it was 100% worth it now that we see results.
[7:10] Perceiving the benefits of the new diet.
Although it started as a kind of test, I witnessed the power of food in my son's life. He improved his grades, relates better with others, and even the doctors saw an improvement in his health. People cannot believe that he is an autistic child.
[11:40] Autism awareness month.
This month is to realize the invisible struggle that thousands of people suffer and affect their lives. Today we must celebrate that what we ignored for several years today has a treatment and can be detected from an early age. In this month, I celebrate how we have successfully managed as a family to support each other and how we have been able to give a better quality of life to one of the puzzle pieces that make up my family, my oldest son, Ethan.
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ABOUT PATRICIA MANLEY
Patricia Manley is the brain and heart behind the LA MANTUANA brand and was lucky enough to be born in the same city as women like fashion designer Carolina Herrera, Latin-American heroine Luisa Caceres de Arismendi, and Music Composer Teresa Carreno. Over the years, she has always been true to her roots, taken risks, and grasped any opportunity to establish herself as a real modern-day Mantuana.
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