Ever walk through the greeting card section in your local mega mart and wonder… With Autism diagnosis rates increasing, could there be a new angle for the greeting card industry? Shouldn’t there be greeting cards to reflect this significant part of our lives?
Sympathy cards: I’m so sorry your child was just diagnosed with autism…
I Love You: I love you, Mom, even though I’ve never been able to tell you in words…
Anniversary cards: It’s been a heckofa year since your child was first diagnosed…
New Year’s cards:
– Another year, and your kid is still autistic???…
– Another year, and your kid still isn’t potty trained???…
IEP Thank you cards: Thank you for all of the double-talk, confusion, and aggravation from our last IEP meeting…
Congratulations cards:
– Now that you’ve spent your life savings on therapies and are entering bankruptcy we didn’t want this important milestone to pass without saying congratulations on destroying your credit rating…
– Congratulations on sleeping through the night!
Thinking of you cards: I know you never get to go out with your friends anymore, but we’ve been thinking of you and wish you were here…
Extreme Makeover cards: You and your life are so totally different now that you have a child with Autism… what a makeover!
Alas, none of these would take away the pain that comes with a diagnosis, but I sure could use these once in a while! What other ideas are there for a new line of greeting cards?