Ashlynn Yennie

Ashlynn Yennie Instagram – 🌈 THIS GIRL 🌈 Story Time: Going to the beach used to be daunting. It was exhausting because Viv wouldn’t listen. She would run away, scream, cry and have severe meltdowns. I never gave up. As much as I would dread going not because I hate the beach ( I love the beach ) but because I hated dealing with the awkward looks I would get from people, the meltdowns, the frustration she would have because she can’t tell me her needs etc. Being three and Autistic is hard, really hard but I knew we could work through this together. Like I said, I never gave up. I kept packing the beach bag, and little by little we worked on how to not get sensory overload, how to breathe when we are frustrated, how we listen and play at the beach. It wasn’t overnight, these pics of her freely standing on her own without holding my hand ( which I normally would of had a death grip on cause she’s what we call an eloper ) are the result of ALOT of hard work. It’s priceless, getting to watch her freely run into the water on her own and run back out, play and truly enjoy the magic that the beach offers was true bliss today. 🌈 Sidenote: She had surgery last summer to correct severe torticolis and seeing that picture of her back makes me burst into tears. At one time her ear was on her neck and her back had a bad tilt … she’s not in pain anymore and her neck is so straight … there are no words 😭💕#autismawarenessmonth #hardwork #nevergiveup #torticolis #mygirl | Posted on 07/Apr/2022 07:38:08