Two years and eleven months old!This entry will be shorter than it actually should be. I am cutting out parts which I do not wish to perpetuate. I have allowed our current circumstances to lower my level of consciousness with my actions and I need to put a stop to it. When I say "current circumstances" I am not referring in any way shape or form to Autism. That is something that has been a part of my life for three years and I wouldn't change that for anything.
Rowan has progressed so much this month and has made me so proud. He is communicating with sign language now. The amount of joy felt in being able to communicate with my son is something of immeasurable proportion. He is also completing simple tasks and doing this sometimes on his own. He knows to clean up his letters after he is done playing with them. I know that the milestones are big for all parents, but I really do feel it is much bigger for the parents of children with disabilities. The moments just don't happen you have to work really hard. Most of the time you don't even see any progress and wonder what you are doing wrong. Then one day it just clicks. The day he learned to sign "please" was an amazing day for both of us. He now knows how to get things done that he wants and I am able to interact with him. He has started saying "please" as he signs it. It really is the sweetest sound in the world. I can tell you this he has me wrapped around his little finger. All he has to do is say "please" and he gets almost anything he wants.
I am so excited for him to start preschool this fall. I thought he wouldn't really be attending school until he was five. Since we are poor I just didn't know or think it would be possible. I can't wait for him to meet his classmates, make friends, learn and grow. All the kids in his class will be Autistic as well. Being that Autism manifests itself so different in every child it really will be an experience. They will all be so different yet the same and I think it will be so good for both of us. To be around people who understand, accept and are there to help will be a blessing.
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