It's all about him

This is Bright Eyes, who is six year old, funny, smart, gorgeous and cuddly. He loves trains, movies, music and is a wonderful reader.

Bright Eyes lives with autistic spectrum disorder and ADHD. It's not something that makes him happy or helps him relate to the people around him. He is chronically anxious, often speaks in scripts from movies, can be aggressive and angry and has real trouble doing anything that is new.

This blog chronicles our journey together towards remediation of the autism, and towards a happier life for him and for everyone around him. It's my attempt to stay sane in the chaos and possibly help anyone who's facing the same thing in some small way.

Therapy: we are an RDI family primarily. Bright Eyes also sees a homeopath and does a form of kinesiology called Brain Gym. We are also trialling some medications at the moment. Bright Eyes attends school three days a week for three hours a day and is helped by a teacher's aide.

We also pray for him. God has done great things, and even though I haven't seen my 'big miracle' yet, I am seeing plenty of little ones every month.

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Monday
02Nov2009

Autism. Hot legs

DateMonday, November 2, 2009 at 8:19PM

Wow - he has legs!

The temperature reached the mid-thirties on Sunday, so for about the millionth time in the last three years, I suggested to Bright Eyes that he would get hot in his regular track pants attire and that he might like to wear shorts. Usually he yelps in protest and sticks to his full-length strides, but this time...

... HE SAID YES!

Quick as a flash I leapt up the stairs to dig out the size 6 shorts I had hidden in his closet, awaiting this day. I pulled them out and bounded down to show them to him. He chose a very groovy navy blue pair and wore them all day. 

And it wasn't a one-off. He wore shorts again today, and has informed me that he will be wearing shorts to school on Wednesday. 

It's a pleasant surprise to look down every so often and catch a glimpse of his white little legs. I really don't think I've seen them in about three and a half years. 

 

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Great news! You seem to be making good progress together.

November 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbr

wow- I didn't realise how it would look so different! Another exciting small step.

November 4, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSarah

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