Today was a good day for Arthur. He goes to pre school with all the other children and has been involved in a program called early intervention. Which I would recommend to any mother whom has a child with any kind of learning disability. Not to say that I believe my son to be disabled , quite the opposite.
Since being in this program Arthur has flourished ! I have seen so many big changes. The best thing about this program I think is that it allows him to remain in a regular classroom with just some help from the person from the program. Arthur is high functioning in the umbrella of autism. Most say that upon meeting him they don't see it. But once they are around him a little more the traits become more recognizable. But we will touch on that subject more later.
Today as I went to get him off of the school bus his bus driver told me something that made me incredibly happy. This has been Arthur's bus driver for a good many months and he has become a friend to us in how wonderfully he treats my son.
He said to me : I have to tell you , Arthur seems to be doing so much better. His vocabulary and speech, the way that he talks to me as I drive him to school. He asks questions and answers them pretty well too. I just thought you should know , I flt I needed to tell you that I have just seen so much progress in him. I was so happy I could have jumped straight up into the air and if I had a hat thrown it, just like Mary Tyler Moore. What wonderful news to see that others are noticing it too.
It took us a lot to get where we are and to be here and start seeing real results feels so good. I could cry, tears of joy and relief I assure you. I hugged Arthur after the news and planted a big kiss on one of his cherub cheeks. I told him what the bus driver had said and congratulated him. We had Doritos to celebrate. I wish all news could be this good.
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