Cop by day, Autism Mom by night. As if fighting crime for eight straight hours isn’t enough to steal the last bit of energy out of this Mommy of one—she goes home at the end of her shift to carry out the remainder of her day “Embracing Autism”
Born and raised on one of earths hidden gems in The Bahamas, this fraternal twin is a contracted Police Officer of The Royal Bahamas Police Force. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration & Management at Galilee College in 2024, graduating with the President’s Award for Overall Achiever. She is the biological Mother of a little boy affectionally called Pharo, who was diagnosed with Level 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Separation Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in March of 2021, at the tender age of two years old. Italia writes of her firsthand experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder through caring for her son on the blog “MotherCop Embracing The Spectrum”
With her blog, she wishes to bring awareness and insights of her son’s inevitable good, bad and ugly reality of living with Autism. Inspiring others around the world to embrace the special gifts that were placed into their lives.
If your child, or a child you may know, display some of the character traits described in this blog that of the diagnosed child, or any other diagnosed child, it’s not a definite or official diagnosis of ASD for them. If you know a child you suspect to be on the Autism spectrum, we recommend that you take them to your nearest child health care provider or pediatrician as soon as possible for an evaluation and professional assistance. Early detection, diagnosis and therapy may be a help for further developmental delays and rapid progression.
