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We've been doing great on the gluten free diet thus far. Its been 2 months and Joey has continued to make progress. I wanted to share our current list of vocabulary;


up down mama dada ball dont stop yes no hi hello dog duck come good tree one two three woooow thank you cookie tickle please open more apple
quack cheep ribit tweet moo meow woof neeeigh
check this out. i did it. i got it.


Amazingness!


Speech therapy is making its way along. We are doing that in home every week.


He was evaluated at Children's hospital this week. He did a hour long evaluation with the occupational therapist. Where he blew through each task she asked him to complete. (Why can't he do that at home?)


Nick and I are continuing our More than words class on Tuesday nights. We have learned so much already. The techniques have helped Joey to better communicate and we all are having more patience with each other.


It's the start of the fall season, the weather is quickly getting cold on us, the trees are losing their leaves, and I'm thinking about soup and sandwiches. I made fried zucchini this week, enjoyed some heirloom brown cherry tomatoes, and had a wonderful brown sugar acorn squash. Nothing better than enjoying the seasonal foods each year. I think I've decided fall is my favorite time of year.


The things to do with a child who has Autism are few and far in between this time of year as the weather keeps us in doors. I had a great idea to try out with him, we painted with poster paints 3 we-be-little pumpkins. I want to give one to my Mom and Dad, one to Nicks grandparents and keep one on our table. I need to pick up a few more of the gourds to make a nice table center piece but I think it is coming along nicely. He did a pretty good job staying on task and focused on the activity. This was the first time Joey has painted anything and to my surprise he loved it!