Re: Great news continues!

[Guest guest]

Marty -

You should be very proud of and very proud of yourself. Your

hard work and love were essential to and obviously little

is a fighter (like daddy)

Congratulations - these stories always make me feel good and make me

keep working - thanks for sharing.

Moira

mom to Vico (4.5 ASD) and Culzean (19 months)

> Hi,

>

> Not sure just how much of this I've shared before, some to be sure.

>

> Two months ago my son's ABA preschool told us that they felt

>

> - he could likely attend a regular kindergarten class next fall

(he's

> turning five in January)

> - that he's got about a 1 year speech delay (that's < a 25% delay,

down

> from a 70% delay two years ago)

> - that he probably wouldn't diagnose as autistic now (current

diagnoses

> are pdd autism/April '00 and cerebral palsy/April '98)

>

> One month ago we brought him to one of the regular K teachers in

our local

> elementary school for an informal interview with the approval of

the CPSE

> Chair and the School Principal. She was impressed by 's

academic

> abilities and only suggested that an aide would be needed when he

got shy

> and quiet at the end of the talk. Her feeling is that my son

belongs in a

> regular K class, not special ed next year.

>

> Yesterday we brought to the pediatrician for his yearly

checkup. The

> Doctor gave him a thorough physical and also checked some cognitive

> abilities, asking him to copy shapes, plus an eye exam with real

letters.

> She said that the progress from a year ago is remarkable, and that

if she

> didn't know him and his history, i.e. if she saw him for the first

time

> would not have any developmental concerns. She feels he has neither

> cerebral palsy nor autism now.

>

> So the appointment with the ped. neurologist is in February, the

> kindergarten screening is in March, and the CPSE meeting is in

April.

>

> The doctor is now willing to write a note to school next year

saying that

> needs to be gluten and casein free for medical reasons. The

only thing

> we weren't able to get is a note prescribing the papaya enzymes in

case of

> infraction. The only way that can work is if my wife or I are able

to come

> to the school and give it ourselves. Unless I can substantiate to

the

> doctor that there's good scientific basis for this.

>

> I'm not all that worried about it though. keeps himself on the

diet,

> has been for quite a few months and has been gfcf for a year now.

And the

> school nurse and teacher are being very cooperative, I'm sure the

aide if

> there is one will be as well.

>

> No words can describe what I've feeling now. Thanks especially to

all of

> you on this list. A miracle has been happening with my son. God

bless you all.

>

> Marty - proud father to , soon to be officially NT

>

>

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