Kara Ann Hyde was born on September 12, 2004. She was seven pounds and two ounces. She was born at 11:10am on a sunny Sunday morning. She was a swollen beautiful baby! I took her home 2 days later. She was an angel. The first night I had her home she slept for fifteen hours. I put her to bed at 8pm and she didn't wake up until 11am the next morning. I woke up that morning and asked my mom if Kara was awake yet. She said "she hasn't heard a peep out of her." I thought that was really strange. Kara didn't want to wake up and eat during the night. I went into her room and looked in her crib. She was sleeping soundly, I woke her up and fed her. At the time I didn't think anything of it.

Kara is now five years old. For our family it has been a long five years. I personally have had my ups and downs, so has Kara. Kara was diagnosed with severe Autism at the age of two. When she was diagnosed she hadn't walked yet. Not only did we or do we have the challenge of her developmental delays, she also has physical delays. She was slow physically at rolling over, sitting up, crawling, and walking. She was way behind in those areas. She did eventually sit up, crawl and walk. She walks on her tippy toes, and has a week limp to her walk, but she has grown tremendously over the years.

I want you to follow us on her journey. I want to help you better understand Kara, and Autism.