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Hi Marcey-
Welcome and thanks for coming aboard.  I'm glad to see that you are jumping right in and introducing yourself.  I'm sure you will meet many wonderful folks who will be willing to help in any way they can.  Type the keyword "Texas" in the search box and you may find other members and relevant articles for your area.

Welcome Marcey. I have 3 boys and a girl. My oldest, the girl is leaving me to go to college in a month and we're really close. My youngest Colton is on the spectrum. My husband's parents are both deceased and we together are legal guardians of his handicapped brother who lives in a group home and comes home on the weekends.

Hello- I am Heidi, I reside in Canada with my  darling *eyeroll* (LOL)  husband of 7 yrs and our beautiful daughter Breanna who will be 5 next month.  Brea was dx'd as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder late last year.

Breanna would focus on an object for a very long period of time.  She would line her toys as a toddler, she appeared to ignore us when we called her name, she had little speech at the age of 2 , when most children were developing speech daily.  She would eat non food items and was fascinated by water and light.  Breanna has amazing splinter skills. When she was 2.5 she knew 10 colors, shapes (like octagon, hexagon triangle).  She could count to 100 and recite the alphabet from a to z then reverse it.  She could print her name, recite her phone number and address.  However, if you said Hi to her, she wouldn't respond.  She would look past you.  She would RUN if given opportunity, which was very scary.  That was almost 2.5 yrs ago.

Today Breanna  responds to her name (usually) UNLESS she is ignoring us..lol. She is talking in 5-8 word sentences, she still has a liking for crayons, however she spits them out (which is progress) no more rainbow poops!!! LOL.  Breanna still loves the water, however its the bathtub or in her kiddie pool outside (not tap water all over the floor).
She greets you  with hi or hello and a good bye when you are leaving, she is reading emotion more (that is one of the programs we are working on now). 

Sometimes I find myself wondering where we will be next month, next year and onward.  Its good to look back to where you were to appreciate where you are now.  I am so glad to have found this group of dynamic people.  A place of understanding, a place that in a room of children you wouldn't look twice if you heard my daughter repeat rectangle over and over again!!  A place where I can be me-
Thnx for listening,
Heidi

Last edited by Mom2Brea (2008-07-16 05:28:55)

Break all ties?  Is this so he can have funding for his care, I can't imagine having to break all ties with my child, however if his behaviors are life threatening to you or him then maybe that would be appropriate.  Why are they suggesting you break ties with him?