Jaymes is having an exceptionally difficult day... And Sierra is just plain ignoring me. So, because I'm getting really negative, I'm going to make a list of positive things about Jaymes. Sometimes just focusing on the negative can make you forget how awesome someone really is.
Ok, things Jaymes can do:
- Turn on/off the hose at my request
- Fill up his horse's water bucket all by himself
- Helps feed the horse
- Waters the garden with minimal damage to the plants
- Has thus far completed 3 car rides with no unbuckling of his seat belt!
- Can sit still after 8pm to cuddle and watch TV with us
- Can name some of his body parts, and label them on someone else
- Learned the letter "U"
- Can sometimes sit in his seat at meal time
Words Jaymes uses (consistently):
- Horsie
- No
- Stop
- I eat
- Eat
- Drink
- Candy
- Cars (i.e. Lightning McQueen)
- Sierra/Si-Si
- Mommy (pronounced 'mani' but used regularly to mean me)
- Go
- Bye
- Night Night (usually 'Byebyenightnight')
- Carseat
I wish more people posted lists like this, so I would know where my son is in relation to other Autistic children of his age. I wish I knew if this was what he will be like for the rest of his life, or if he will become higher functioning... Funny how the doctors will never give a straight answer on that one. Neither will his PT. (I love her to death and have all the respect in the world for her)
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