So by now every one in the family knows Logan and Charlie are on the Autism Spectrum. Logan is going to have a harder and longer time learning his social and verbal skills than his brother Charlie. That being said, they are improving leaps and bounds in Pre-school and are impressing their teacher and the specialist every week.
For me I am trying to get into a ABA program (Applied Behavioral Analysis) with the help of the school and their specialist. ABA is basically a learning and teaching form of different approaches of skills that a child with learning disabilities can adapt to or learn from and use in everyday life (depending on what the child is needing at the time, potty-training, drinking from a cup, looking a the person who's talking to them, etc..) This is not a Fix-It program (some people think it is) but it can be a Great tool for the boys to learn in a way that is fun and social, if they enjoy doing it, I'm all for it!
I have found that some days are a lot harder than others (for any parent)and not to take the small things they can do for granted. I am their advocate and will be their voice and try to be as clear as possible to do what is best and also push them to their limit without major meltdowns.
So summer is coming and I'm going to see if I can get them into a swimming(getting used to deeper water) class. Trying to find a patient person who is skilled at working with disabilities and or Autistic children. Wish me luck!!
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