I haven't written in the journal in a long time. Isaac has been assigned ABA, ST, and OT for quite a long time now. ABA is only within the last 6 months, but the other two have been ongoing since we arrived in CO - for the last 2 1/2 years. He is making tremendous progress in eye contact, asking questions, etc. One area he is really struggling in, however, is stimming. He is able to learn very well, but when he is stimulated (by a sound, a texture or something else), all learning takes a back seat to his need for stimming.
He is learning many phrases and creating his own language around these phrases. The other day I was asking him to feed Max, our dog, a bone while on a walk. He kept telling me "Max is not hungry" and "He doesn't want a bone". Then, at some point, he said "OK, I know Max is hungry, but I don't want to give him this bone. It was cool to see him reasoning within himself and explaining the "why" behind his decision.
My goal for this week is helping him stim only when appropriate.
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