RE: a really wonderful moment

[Guest guest]

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> I was so proud of him -- and thankful to have a friend who's been

there through all of it and knows when to cry. :-)

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> Jacquie

That is a GREAT moment

Kerri

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Jacquie,

This is fantastic!! And to be able to have someone close to you hear it and

recognize what a wonderful accomplishment it was!!!

Way to go !!

Sue

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Jacquie,

Ok, HELP!! How did you get him to this point? That is wonderful and aso had me

tearing up.

The Hunny Family wrote:

I was on the phone with my best friend this morning, and ERic was following me

around. Finally I just gave the phone to him, realizing as I did that she

hasn't seen or talked to him in about 6 months.

EVERY WORD he said was clear. (she's used to hearing him jabber away in

japanese or klingon) He asked about her son BY NAME, asked how he was, what he

was doing, what toys he has...he answered her questions about his favorite tv

show...he told her he could spell his name, spelled it for her, and said, " I

write it on the top or bottom of pictures I draw. " He talked to her for about

five minutes!!!

When I took the phone back, she was crying. " Oh my god, " she said, " he's SO

DIFFERENT! He's so much like any other little boy! We had a CONVERSATION!!! "

I was so proud of him -- and thankful to have a friend who's been there through

all of it and knows when to cry. :-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

That is all just way too cool! I love it when you can see their

progress and how lucky you are to share it with a friend who really

gets it!

Jacquie H

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> I was on the phone with my best friend this morning, and ERic was

following me around. Finally I just gave the phone to him, realizing

as I did that she hasn't seen or talked to him in about 6 months.

>

> EVERY WORD he said was clear. (she's used to hearing him jabber

away in japanese or klingon) He asked about her son BY NAME, asked

how he was, what he was doing, what toys he has...he answered her

questions about his favorite tv show...he told her he could spell his

name, spelled it for her, and said, " I write it on the top or bottom

of pictures I draw. " He talked to her for about five minutes!!!

>

> When I took the phone back, she was crying. " Oh my god, " she

said, " he's SO DIFFERENT! He's so much like any other little boy!

We had a CONVERSATION!!! "

>

> I was so proud of him -- and thankful to have a friend who's been

there through all of it and knows when to cry. :-)

>

> Jacquie

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[Guest guest]

> Jacquie,

> Ok, HELP!! How did you get him to this point? That is wonderful and aso

had me tearing up.

>

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I don't know that I did get him to this point. Sometimes I think that this

was how he was programmed to develop all along. Other times, I do try to

take some credit... ;-)

Over the years (he was dx'd right before 3, and he'll be 6 at the end of

this month), the things I think have made the MOST difference are:

-we forced him to try and make the words for things he wanted, just you've

read about Sara doing now.

-we took away ALL things he used to stim -- letters and numbers, mostly, to

the extent of covering the microwave clock. This doesn't work for all kids;

this can actually impede the development of some. But for HIM, it made him

have to look to US to be entertained rather than focus on those things all

the time.

-we gave him advance warning of EVERYTHING coming up, eg: after we eat,

we're going to the store (repeated 72 times before eating and during eating)

Now he transistions fine.

-I keep up a running narrative of life and everything we're doing. I talk

talk talk talk talk. For a long long time that was really hard because he

didn't seem to understand or listen to a word I was saying, but I just kept

doing it.

-we make him make choices. he has to choose EVERYTHING, and has had to

since he was 3. We started just by holding two shirts up and making him

choose. If he didn't choose, then we just sat there til he did.

-he's been casein-free for 2 1/2 years. One week we ran out of milk and

forgot to buy more, and three days later he started combing words! I hadn't

even CONSIDERED the diet until that day. We removed gluten, too -- but it

made no difference.

We've had no formal therapy; we had a girl who came 5 hours a week but she

did mostly academic stuff with him. We just test out every single thing we

read about on him, use what seems to work or what we feel comfortable with,

and ignore the rest.

We're lucky that he's an only child, because we really do raise him in a

sort of casual-therapy environment 24/7. My dh and I have NO IDEA how to

relate to NT kids, and if we HAD an NT kid we couldn't do it this way.

is really young yet. You are going to find the things that work for

you. Just keep trying out whatever you find, and keeping the things that

feel right.

:-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

That is so great. I'm happy for you.

Tina W.

[Guest guest]

So cool!!!

<sniff>

Penny :-)

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I was so proud of him -- and thankful to have a friend who's been there

through all of it and knows when to cry. :-)

Jacquie

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[Guest guest]

Way to go Boone!!!!

Sue

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[Guest guest]

Hooray! Sounds like he is off to a really good start!~

Jacquie H

> By the way, I got a glowing report from Boone's teachers about his

first day

> of school on Friday. He participated in class, paid attention and

followed

> directions. He also made two 100s on his work sheets -- one math

(counting)

> and one matching colors.

>

> He even used crayons!

[Guest guest]

> I was so proud of him -- and thankful to have a friend who's been there

through all of it and knows when to cry. :-)

>

> Jacquie

>

Must be nice.

My best friend keeps telling me there's no way Boone will be able to handle

" regular " kindergarten. I *know* she means well and thinks she's helping to

soften the inevitable blow, but I'm ready to strangle her everytime she

brings it up.

By the way, I got a glowing report from Boone's teachers about his first day

of school on Friday. He participated in class, paid attention and followed

directions. He also made two 100s on his work sheets -- one math (counting)

and one matching colors.

He even used crayons!

Sissi

Kids' Page

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

Boone's Art

http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm