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04-01-2009, 01:37 PM

My son amazes me every day with what he can do. In his second year of preschool he was reading at a third grade level, and counting well over 100. Now if I can just get him to grasp the concept of math.

I give all the credit to the wonderful people at his school which I think are very unappreciated by most parents, and they go above and beyond. I have seen him grow and improve so much since he started preschool at age 3. Starting this year he could not write, and we were considering buying him a laptop for school so he could keep up since he has been able to use the computer for a few years, and types like he should not just pecking. They started working with him, and now he is really starting to write now. He has also been able to work without having to have a aid with him this year as well, and spends all of his day with the exception of the hour he spends with his occupational therapist in the regular classroom where last year he only spent half days in regular kindergarten. Some days I can’t help but reflect on how he has improved from the child that would melt down at a crowded restaurant to being who he is today. The whole school sort of dotes on him now, and it seems like the whole school knows who he is.

If I can give one piece of advice to a parent of a child with autism is to research the school systems. We moved 30 miles to a much better school system with a program tailored towards him.

The picture I have at the top of this thread is of him playing biddy ball. I considered pulling him after the first practice because he wouldn’t stay with the other children. I am so glad I didn’t I haven’t had that much fun in a long time. The coach brought in his brother in law as a wrangler for him, and keep him on task. I had a talk with the director of the league to find out that she had handpicked his coach. After the final game and the trophies were handed out the crowd really cheered for him. It almost brought me to tears to see it. Also Brenan who was his wrangler(who is holding him up in the picture) decided to go back to school, and work with special needs children.

04-01-2009, 01:37 PM	#12
Junior Guest Posts: n/a	Re: April is Autism Awareness Month My son amazes me every day with what he can do. In his second year of preschool he was reading at a third grade level, and counting well over 100. Now if I can just get him to grasp the concept of math. I give all the credit to the wonderful people at his school which I think are very unappreciated by most parents, and they go above and beyond. I have seen him grow and improve so much since he started preschool at age 3. Starting this year he could not write, and we were considering buying him a laptop for school so he could keep up since he has been able to use the computer for a few years, and types like he should not just pecking. They started working with him, and now he is really starting to write now. He has also been able to work without having to have a aid with him this year as well, and spends all of his day with the exception of the hour he spends with his occupational therapist in the regular classroom where last year he only spent half days in regular kindergarten. Some days I can’t help but reflect on how he has improved from the child that would melt down at a crowded restaurant to being who he is today. The whole school sort of dotes on him now, and it seems like the whole school knows who he is. If I can give one piece of advice to a parent of a child with autism is to research the school systems. We moved 30 miles to a much better school system with a program tailored towards him. The picture I have at the top of this thread is of him playing biddy ball. I considered pulling him after the first practice because he wouldn’t stay with the other children. I am so glad I didn’t I haven’t had that much fun in a long time. The coach brought in his brother in law as a wrangler for him, and keep him on task. I had a talk with the director of the league to find out that she had handpicked his coach. After the final game and the trophies were handed out the crowd really cheered for him. It almost brought me to tears to see it. Also Brenan who was his wrangler(who is holding him up in the picture) decided to go back to school, and work with special needs children.