It has been a while since I have written, simply because I have been looking for the right words. We finally got the dignosis we have been fighting for the last 3 years. Sofie is on the Autism Spectrum with PDD NOS. The social aspect has been confusing everyone, but the other pieces fit. So, my daughter has autism. I have been saying that in my head for weeks now, attending her 3 hour long IEP, talking to family and friends and trying to make sense of it all. So, after all the tears and screams of frustrations I am committed to taking every step and measure I can to beat the odds. I am convinced we can rise above this and not let this diagnosis define who we are as a family and who she is as a child. I have accepted the fact that Sofie will not be like every other child, but she is MY child and that is all that matters. There, I think I found the words.