We’ve finally gotten a final diagnosis of Autism for our son. For those of you who don’t know what that entails, it’s a three hour set of tests designed to see where the little guy stands in certain levels of development and personal interaction. It’s grueling for the parent and in the case of my [...]
Well, of course he counts! he means the world to his mother and I, but that’s not what the title of this post refers to. It’s all about our son actually “counting” to eleven. some of the words still aren’t clear, but he’s working on it.
Pardon the messy room, we’re in the middle of moving, [...]
The last few days have been nothing short of universe-changing, earth-shattering and monumental in a very Dr. Who saves the earth with nothing but a sonic screwdriver and a stick of bubble gum kind of way. If this were an epic fantasy, I would proclaim in my best bard’s voice that Our Brave Hero has [...]
And in the case of our son, he’s figured out how to ask for it. Like most of his breakthrough’s this one came out of nowhere and simply floored both his therapist and his parents.
He signed More, and is trying very hard to say it!
For those not versed in Baby sign language,”More” is signed by [...]
It’s been a very busy few days. Our hero fell victim to that thing most adults know as “life” on Friday, when his therapist failed to make the scheduled appointment. While annoying, this is no great cause for alarm to me. I simply wait 30 minutes and then assume that there is a no-show. (A [...]
