Another Year

So this is the third anniversary of this blog. And with that, I look back and take stock of where we are in our journey. And while we still have a long way to go, and progress feels like it's going at a snail's pace, there's lots to celebrate, too.

Fox still doesn't have any verbal words, but his vocabulary of signs has really come along and he is trying to make sounds a lot more. Our work with RDI has also been progressing - Fox is trying a lot longer at a task before checking out or having a meltdown, and he's starting to understand non-verbal cues like pointing. Further, he's even spontaneously pointed himself! He's spontaneously labeling and has become a lot more verbal - we're not able to pick out any words yet but it's a step in the right direction.

As much progress as he's been making, I feel this year was a big one for Lisa and I as parents. Every time I update the blog there's typically been numerous updates in our situation and life has really felt that way. You can call it our "Parent Education Phase" as we've become more conversed in the different therapies, treatments, etc that we navigate on a day to day basis and met with other parents who are dealing with the same issues we are.

This past Thursday we went to the Kidsability School for a Registration and Information night, and met with Fox's new JK teacher. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves but it looks like a really exciting program. Not only will they be doing therapies in conjunction with the kindergarten curriculum, but the class size is only six children, with 5 adults (inlcuding teachers and volunteers) supervising. Some of the therapies they've done in the past include horseback riding (Hippotherapy) and music therapy.

So, we're off to a good start. Hopefully, we've laid enough foundation for the progress to really start ramping up this year!