20th
October
2006
Friday October 20, 2006
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I am one happy mama. After his therapy I was strapping him in to his carseat. As I finished, as usual, I kissed his forehead and said “I Love You”. This time, for the first time ever, he echoed back “I Love You.” I almost didn’t recognize what he said immediately because he has never said it before. The moment will forever be seared into my memory.
I am glad Zach was driving that time, because as I sat in the front seat, tears welled up in my eyes. I was, as they say, verklempt. 
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Hang in there, Mom….you have a genius on your hands…he doesn’t say much right now, cos he hasn’t found anything much to comment on!!!
My beautiful son has Aspergers Syndrome, Sensory Integration Dysfunction & ADHD . He is now 14…has always had oral defensive tendencies & lives on Ensure w/ fibre & an occassional taco. He didn’t really talk until he was around 5 or 6..when he did , it was in complete sentences, using words of more than one syllable!!! There are only certain textures (of clothes, papers,etc) that don’t repell him, he likes to wear soft fleece jackets nearly yearround as they are a comfort to him, –hates anything that has a slimy or stiff feeling on his hands or body, & has an Idectic memory. He is everything I could have ever hoped for in a child…he is my life.
We started him out in “public schools”,…discovered in 1st grade that he was reading at 3rd grade level.. but we had to start unschooling him by 3rd grade because the public school overstimulated him w/ all of the bells & the tinny sounding idiotic records they insisted on playing full blast every day,among other offenses……made him scream & start stimming.
I unschooled him for four years…using the “Clonlara” program from U of Michigan…his final California Achievement test in 5th grade showed him working at a 12th grade level in reading & just about everything else. He was just finishing up 6th grade–getting ready for the 6th grade Cal Achievement Test when he was stolen from me by my X.
my X did a smash & grab on him during our divorce…claimed the “unschooling” was a sign that he was “neglected/abused” …(tho X signed the home school forms every year along w/ me)…took him away from me, howling………& dumped him back in the public schools in another town. & made him repeat 6th grade ..he was & is bored to death most of the time, as he already knows most of the trash that the public system uses to dumb down the kids these days. The other kids hassle him because he is quiet & gets his work done correctly in 1/2 the time they do.
He frequently complains to me…(on the rare occasssion that I can talk to him)…that everyone in his classes read too slowly & he is the fastest reader, most fluent speaker in all of his classes…including German…he rattles that off like it was his native tongue…(tho we are Scottish in ancestry) He still loves me & we remain close in spirit, tho we be parted by injustice…he will return to me someday.
Keep up the good work, Mom….I envy you. You are doing the right thing w/ his education. Bravo!!!!
There are many excellent books out there on Autism spectrum …please get as much info for yourself & your child as possible…there is a lot of ignorance about the various Autism spectrum “differences” & you must protect your child from well-meaning but dangerously ignorant “professionals.
example…one “Doctor” wanted to admit my son to a “mental health ward” & refuse him any Ensure or other fluids , but only give him regular foods(that he can’t eat) til he “learned ” how to eat—as tho he were simply a “spoiled brat” or anorexic! I nearly passed out when that idiot told me that!!!!!! My son would have died, literally. It doesn’t work that way…this idiot doctor didn’t have a clue. I am an RN, & I told him his barbaric “treatment” was totally unacceptable & bordered on child endangering & we got outta there ASAP!!!!.
Your son is YOUR child…if something doesn’t instinctively “feel right ” to you regarding recommended treatments, etc, follow your feelings…don’t let anyone tell you THEY know “what’s best for YOUR child “& if they do say that, head for the hills!!!!
Blessings……AbbeyC
Oh Sunshine!!! I blubbered, and your dad even got a tear. I know how it has hurt when he told me ‘I love you too’ when we left. I’m so very very glad that he is saying this to you now.
He is making good progress, and all your hard work (you and DH) is paying off. Of course, HE is working hard too. Sometimes when we see him he is tired from his hard work at the ST and PT. You guys are amazing.
It’s also heartwarming to see how he is interacting with his sister.
You’re doing an amazing job. I love you, Sunshine!
That is wonderful! Zane is so lucky to have you for his mama.
Omg. Jennifer, I can’t hold back my tears. What a beautiful moment. You are an amazing mom.
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