I am SO proud of my son. When we get ready to go to the car.. we do diapers, change into outside clothes, and put on socks, shoes, and coats. All of a sudden, my son can do most of this ALL BY HIMSELF!! He just does it.. and he does it really good.. including the socks, which I can barely get on my feet, hehe!. For anyone that doesn't know, my five year old son, Aidan, is autistic. This is a huge milestone for him. I am absolutely ecstatic about it! All he needs is a little "straightening out" of his clothes when he's all done putting everything on and MAYBE some verbal cues to start any item.. or any other random verbal cue that can help when he gets uninterested or distracted. WOOHOO!. He has also been very verbal. I'm not going to start having "expectations", but my hopes are high and so is my mommy pride.
Jasmyn is doing some pretty amazing things too. She will take off her clothes when I ask her to.. and sometimes when not asked, hehe. She makes sure to give Aidan a hug or kiss after mommy get's one. Jazz has already started directing and calling for Aidan when it's time for him to do things. The other day, when Aidan started getting frustrated and seemed to be crying, Jasmyn started "crying" with him for support!! When she talks, I can now understand about 1/3 of what she says.. most of it is still Babble-onian or Jazzinese. OH, oh, and Jazzy also swung on a swing without Mommy holding her the other day!
Most days I feel like I live in a madhouse, but it seems there is a method to this madness.
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