Great update!!! I'm so glad you enjoyer LeCellier. Lucky you getting an ADR there.
I noticed Gabriel's Autism button in the picture of him at the Living Seas. It is really neat. When did you discover that he is Autistic? I hope that's not too personal.
It was DELISH! I think because it was the day after Labor Day they had spots open. It really wasn't that busy.
The button kind of sucks because you can't really read it. I have had so many people drop down and say "awwwww what does your button say?" and then they realize and the back up like he has cooties. I think maybe they just feel foolish for bringing it up but they really shouldn't. I wouldn't put the thing on him if I cared to hide it
I use it as a warning as well as a sign if would get lost.
No, it is not too personal of a question.
He is our only child. At 2.75 years, his PED said I should get him tested at Kennedy Kreiger. He was never sick really so the PED didn't see him but a handful of times - so I never knew there was a problem
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Gabriel didn't have alot of words (everyone said that was okay because so and so started talking so late). His eye contact wasn't good, he played with toys in different ways (lining up cars, blocks, crayons, etc). He acted like he was deaf (you'd have to call his name a few times to get his attention)- although I knew he wasn't because he'd be up in a flash as I tried to sneak out of his room when I put him down. He had some terrible tantrums
(of course, I chalked that up to the age). He seemd to be in his own world. I wasn't in denial or anything....I just didn't know a thing about Autism or any of it's spectrum disorders. I thought I just had a very active boy
Kennedy Kreiger tested him and then I opted to have a State program come out to our house for further testing, therapies. I liked them better than the renouned Kennedy Kreiger
I am not sure how much you know about Autism but I knew nothing at the time. Gabriel falls into the High Functioning Autistic spectrum. There is a saying "when you've met one autistic child, you've met one autistic child".
They diagnosed him after meetings, tests, and observations. He started school at 3 in a special class for children with Autism. He was kicked out
into an adaptive class the following year because he was functioning higher than the rest of the group. He is still in an adaptive class now.
He is quite the quirky little boy
and it would take alot more typing to expain how different he is. My husband and I live our lives day to day and it doesn't really affect us until we are in situations with other children. First of all, you can REALLY see the difference in our child compared to other children. Secondly, social settings are one of our biggest problems.
We are very lucky and for the most part he is a very good boy. Although last week, he did tell his teacher
"Mrs. So and So, You're PATHETIC".
Yep, that's from Spongebob. Squidward says it to be exact.
Sorry, that went on and on
On a happier note!
I have your stuff boxed up and I just need to remember to bring it to work to get it mailed out
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Hope things are going okay for you.
I am dying to see your pictures
