Comments on: Happy Blogoversary to Us!

By: Mary (MPJ)

Mary (MPJ) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:13:31 +0000

Happy blogoversary to you!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:08:00 +0000

I really appreciate your kind thoughts, and I certainly will let you all know how things go. I am using your “What’s Your Autistic Toddler Like” (All Parts) as a model for a draft of where Connor is today. I have it printed out (along with the CDC diagnostic criteria) and am taking notes. Your meticulous reflections are guiding me in doing the same which I know will be invaluable as we trace his progress and continue to work on navigating his path with him. Thank you! I think the email update is a great addition.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:34:09 +0000

@Kathy – Thank you for your kind words. They mean a lot to us. Evaluations are tough, even if you already suspect exactly what they end up telling you. But you’ve already picked up on the most important thing I could possibly say to anyone. He’ll still be the same great little boy on March 7th as he was on March 6th and 5th and every day before, and you’ll have a big community of people – ones you know and ones you haven’t met yet – who will be there to help you take whatever steps you have to take next.

We’ll be holding good, strong thoughts for you all on the 6th. We hope you’ll let us know how it goes when you’re ready to.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:25:15 +0000

@JoyMama – Thanks! I think a lot of us see the past through shifting lenses. I go back and look at home videos of him now – even as far back as when he was a few months old – and think, “Wow, all the signs are so obvious now and they’re right there in the video, and I had no idea then.” I’m beginning to think it should be required viewing to go back and look at home movies.

Of course, there are things we try not to remember with a baby on the way, like the fact that the J-Man didn’t sleep through the night until he was 16 months old…

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:32:22 +0000

Happy Anniversary. I have felt connected to this website from the first day I logged on and identified my son in your story. I read everyday to follow him as I feel much of the journey for parents with children coping to navigate this road share certain commonalities as different as each of them may be. We have an evaluation for Connor March 6th, and like your son, many have said he is too social to be autistic, but my gut says that is not the case. Just because he may be functioning higher than some does not mean we can assume he is not autistic. Because of you I know autism is not the stereotype many perceive it as. It is a spectrum disorder. I am grateful that you have the early posts because without them I think I may not be as hopeful. I really look forward to the continuation of your description of him one year later! Again, congratulations for the year anniversary and all of you have accomplished as a family.

By: JoyMama

JoyMama — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:38:08 +0000

Congratulations! I, for one, am very glad you’ve left the pre-diagnosis posts up. My sense is that there are not very many “in the moment” accounts out there that encompass the journey from pre- to post-diagnosis. Lots of writing in the blogosphere that reflects back to that time in light of later events and knowledge, but it’s a different, important thing to have written it down at the time. Thanks, and happy blogoversary!