In the ongoing battle of “Noah vs. The Autism”, so far Noah is winning…
Many parents wait, hope, and pray that some day their autistic child will utter just a few words…maybe it’s “Mama” or “I love you” or some simple phrase like that.
If you are one of those people, my heart goes out to you. Communication with your child is precious…the ability to say “I want this” or “I’m sad” is something we too often take for granted.
I am extremely thankful that our son’s speech has absolutely exploded in this past year. Not only is Noah talking very well, he is communicating about emotions, ideas, observations, and several other abstract concepts that a 5 year-old that was diagnosed with mild to severe autism only 3 years ago would not normally be able to describe. The detail of Noah’s speech is fantastic. He is almost able to communicate with us about anything he wishes…even if it is a slightly odd manner, (Shakka, when the walls fell).
Beyond Noah’s ability to communicate, he is developing the ability to function very well in normal circumstances. His growth in school is astounding. Again–the fact that he is in a general ed. classroom is just mind-blowing.
On top of that…today was a huge milestone for our dear one.
He sang a SOLO in our church’s production of “The Christmas County Spelling Bee”, and kicked butt doing it (if I say so, myself).
I have a still pic here, but I video-taped it and will upload it as soon as possible for all of the interwebs to see…
We are very thankful and blessed that Noah is making so much progress, and quite proud of his performance today. What a guy!!
