Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hi everyone, Just wanted to update you on our time with Ian. He came home on Thursday, and was here until yesterday -- which was just enough time for him before he got antsy to go back to Pathfinder, and was still twice the time he spent at Thanksgiving. So things are definitely improving. Ian aws incredible this break. He came with us to places where he'd had trouble before, and no trouble this time. We went to restaurants -- no problem; we went to friends' houses -- no problem; he went to bed on time and without a fuss, all but the last night (and that was because he was anxious about going back), which means *we* slept too. He was cooperative and communicative and *reasonable* for the first time ever. He didn't tear up his room, he came to dinner when called, he made transitions easily as long as we gave him warning. This was a different boy we had here. It really was miraculous. I hated for him to go back, but I know this is the best place for him -- look at how wonderfully he's turning out with them working with him. We hear terrific things about him in school too. And we see him understanding things we never saw him understanding before -- like the concept of time: past/present/future. That was foreign to him before, but he gets it now. He's almost 16 -- in February -- and when he went without shaving, he got bristly. My baby! CK, Mom to Ian (2/89), (9/90), and Rose (6/94) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Hi CK, I'm glad you did because you and Ian were in thoughts. Thanks! Irma,16,DS/ASD > Hi everyone, > > Just wanted to update you on our time with Ian. He came home on Thursday, and was here until yesterday -- which was just enough time for him before he got antsy to go back to Pathfinder, and was still twice the time he spent at Thanksgiving. So things are definitely improving. > > Ian aws incredible this break. He came with us to places where he'd had trouble before, and no trouble this time. We went to restaurants -- no problem; we went to friends' houses -- no problem; he went to bed on time and without a fuss, all but the last night (and that was because he was anxious about going back), which means *we* slept too. He was cooperative and communicative and *reasonable* for the first time ever. He didn't tear up his room, he came to dinner when called, he made transitions easily as long as we gave him warning. > > This was a different boy we had here. It really was miraculous. I hated for him to go back, but I know this is the best place for him -- look at how wonderfully he's turning out with them working with him. We hear terrific things about him in school too. And we see him understanding things we never saw him understanding before -- like the concept of time: past/present/future. That was foreign to him before, but he gets it now. > > He's almost 16 -- in February -- and when he went without shaving, he got bristly. My baby! > > CK, > Mom to Ian (2/89), > (9/90), > and Rose (6/94) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 CK, I LOVE hearing Ian's updates. :-) Do you know how much this helps pave the way for the rest of us who will walk the road you are on? To know that it's possible to *let go* and that your child will do so wonderfully and actually blossom? You are a great source of strength for many of us! Gail :-) Hi everyone, Just wanted to update you on our time with Ian. He came home on Thursday, and was here until yesterday -- which was just enough time for him before he got antsy to go back to Pathfinder, and was still twice the time he spent at Thanksgiving. So things are definitely improving. Ian aws incredible this break. He came with us to places where he'd had trouble before, and no trouble this time. We went to restaurants -- no problem; we went to friends' houses -- no problem; he went to bed on time and without a fuss, all but the last night (and that was because he was anxious about going back), which means *we* slept too. He was cooperative and communicative and *reasonable* for the first time ever. He didn't tear up his room, he came to dinner when called, he made transitions easily as long as we gave him warning. This was a different boy we had here. It really was miraculous. I hated for him to go back, but I know this is the best place for him -- look at how wonderfully he's turning out with them working with him. We hear terrific things about him in school too. And we see him understanding things we never saw him understanding before -- like the concept of time: past/present/future. That was foreign to him before, but he gets it now. He's almost 16 -- in February -- and when he went without shaving, he got bristly. My baby! CK, Mom to Ian (2/89), (9/90), and Rose (6/94) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Hi Ck, It so good to hear how far Ian has come. Charlyne Mom to Zeb 12 DS/OCD/ASD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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