Karson’s Walk: A Father’s Journey Through Autism, Growth, and Grace
Finding Out: The Moment Everything Changed The first time I heard the word autism connected to my son, I had mixed emotions. Fear. Confusion. Guilt for not knowing more. But I didn’t let it break me. I manned up and said, “Let’s get it, we got autism together.” For a while, I tried to escape what I didn’t yet understand. I turned to alcohol not to celebrate, but to escape. At first, it brought a little peace. A moment of happiness while I was down. But that moment turned into a habit. It became excessive, and the weight started to show physically, mentally, emotionally. I knew deep down it was taking years off my life. And worse, I was stealing time… time that belonged to Karson. One day, I looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize the man staring back. Tired. Heavy. Checked out. That wasn’t the father Karson needed. That wasn’t the example I wanted to set. So, I made a decision to hit RESET . I laced up my sneakers, started working out, and began reclaiming my mind...
