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Haven't really posted in a long time, so I guess I am making up for lost time

We are really working on independence with . When we go out to eat, he

orders his food all by himself (both fast food and sit down). It can get tricky

because he is not always really clear with his speech. Sit down is easier,

because he can point at the menu while he is saying it. We recently went on a

weeklong trip and he had to order three meals a day for the whole week. Almost

every waiter needed him to repeat several times, but he did get MUCH better at

it by the end of the week. I was so happy to see the patience that most people

had in working with him. There are still a lot of great people in this world!

So, yesterday, I also told him that he had to go pick up his own prescription at

Walgreens. I did follow behind him really far back, but he thought he was alone

in the store. As I watched, I suddenly got really nervous. I had forgotten

that they ask you to verify the address. We have been working on that, but you

can't understand him very much on that yet. I saw the pharmacist lean in

closer, then held up his medical alert bracelet and turned it over to the

underside where his address is. The pharmacist looked at it, then said, yes,

this is you. They both smiled and took his bag and walked back to the

front of the store beaming. My heart swelled with pride for him. I had never

taught him to do that. It gives me hope that some day he really can do much

more for himself

Thanks for letting me share this little milestone in problem solving.

I so appreciate this list!

Kym...mom to and 4 others