"But Blakey has some sour cream"

Isaac is growing each day, but his stimming continues to be a worry and many times over-powers his ability to learn.

Today, Isaac was sitting at the table with the other kids as we enjoyed a family dinner. He LOVES sour cream and always asks for it (and often times will eat it by itself). He had the understanding that everyone had to have at least 3 bites of their enchalada, and THEN sour cream. For some reason, he thought Blake was getting sour cream without having to eat any of his enchilada. He cried out "But Blakey gets sour cream". It was so funny. Why is that important? I think it's something we haven't seen before: comparison to others. It is showing the ability to look at his surroundings and draw comparisons between himself and others.

Just as he's growing that way, he is also extremely distracted by flickering lights (that noone else would see), dish washers, clothes washers, showers running, etc. His therapist said today it's dishwashers, tomorrow it will be something else. Their approach is to redirect him from the distraction of the day.