Not a brag but ...

malcivar

I've seen a lot of "sad" posts this week and I thought maybe this would give you guys some hope.  I will admit that more often than not, I don't concentrate on how far DS has come but I harp more on what he's not doing or how far he has to go and will he make it, etc.

Well, I had to call my mom from work today to let her know that DS's speech therapist wouldn't be coming to the house today (car troubles) and she got a little chatty and she said "I think the 'little school' is really helping him".  When I asked why she said "he plays like a big boy now".  One of the main things that had us on alert was the fact that he didn't really play with his toys - just kind of threw them around or mouthed them - but she says that now he comes home and he plays with his toys or he engages them in a "catch me if you can" type game or wants to play ball.  

We watch them and obsess over every little thing so much that sometimes I think we don't really SEE our kids.  If you can, maybe you should all check in with ppl outside your home who interact with your kids - maybe you can see them (in a positive light) through their eyes too.  :-)

 

Deborah621

Just yesterday my SIL was telling me she noticed DS was answering to his name more than before with her and other family members before. Made me feel good especially since we didn't realize this was a problem until recently (he usually answers to DH and I and we didn't know he wasn't doing it with anyone else) This is one of the things he has been working on with his ABA teachers and it was great that others close to him are noticing progress