My Boy is Singing with Diego!

That is great, heavenschild, I am so happy for you and your son.. That last exciting thing to happen to my daughter was she got a part in this play. With my son, his reading/math scores he brought home from school..

That is awesome that your son with autism is starting to interact with the show instead of just staring at it and being mesmerized. That is truly something to be excited about! Last thing my kids did to excite me? My son who is 8 recently learned to visualize his spelling words in his head when he closes his eyes and it has helped to with his spelling words and tests so much this school year. My daughter that is 19 months old is constantly learning things that are exciting to me. One of her most recent is picking things up and putting them back right. She has a set of Dora Old Maid cards that her father gave her that she will dump out and then put back in the box all facing the same direction.

Hi Sweetie that is just wonderful He is certainly doing really well Love you

My child is 22 now and living far away but I do work with autistic adults and I know what you mean by interacting. I started with a new group 2 weeks ago and a few of the guys are verbal but they seldom initiate a conversation. One of them asked me yesterday 'what is your name' and one has a speech box (i forget the name of it) and he pointed to me and looked me in the face (a rarity for him) and his box said 'Hi, I am fine' both of these are major for these guys. And I was excited...2 of them in one day. I am not their Mom, but I can understand your feelings...I celebrate with you.

Hi heavenschild, That is fantastic news! He's come such a long way, and there's a lot to be thankful for. Please give him a big hug, and a kiss for me. I missed doing this 'the other day,' as he was out the door before I realized he was gone. Even though my daughter's growing up, she still does things that are exciting to me. She's maintained an above 80% average, ever since she started high school, which places her on the honour roll. She works extremely hard at her part time job, and is a big help around the house, etc. Take care. Hugs.

That's wonderful news! I hope he grows up to be a wonderful young man. Maybe he will become a singer if he practices enough! He probably sings better than Diego anyway.