Rerun’s new expression – “uh-oh.” It’s so adorable to hear it. He’s 14 months old and says 5 different words now.  Plus is on the verge of saying “Mama” and “Dada” and actually meaning the right person. Every time he says a new word and looks me right in the eyes – or grabs my […]

One of the autistic quirks that Tad possesses in full is scripting.  Scripting is where the person in question memorizes a book, a TV show, or a movie, and then uses that “script” to talk, adapt, or role play.  In Tad’s case, he does all three.  And it is completely compulsive.  As annoying as it […]

Tad definitely possesses a sense of humor.  The better part is, he possesses a sense of humor that is easily understood by other people.  (This, again, is one of those rarer qualities among autistic children – they often do not “get” what makes other people laugh.) If you ever watch America’s Funniest Videos with him, […]

Yesterday was the big day… I met with Tad’s teacher, speech therapist and school psychologist to go over his goals and plans for next year. Except that the testing for Tad’s reevaluation isn’t done yet, so this is just the first meeting of this whole deal, because there will probably be another one, maybe two, […]