On New Year’s eve Ethan showed us that he could say the word ‘Hello’. I couldn’t believe it but I was so pleased to blog about it for our Small Steps Amazing Achievements Linky. Since that day he has been using the word more and more, keeping everything crossed, I’m so happy to say he […]
With the diagnosis of autism came the realisation that Ethan’s journey through the education system would be different from his peers. The luxury of making sure you are happy with your local school, hopefully getting the place you want, and then sending your child there for the first time in September, with the biggest worry
I can’t believe that it was only this time last year that we received Ethan’s autism diagnosis, it feels like autism has been in our world for a lot longer than that. I honestly felt that I was going to have to fight the paediatrician for an autism diagnosis and I walked into the office
Way back in July, I really can’t get over how quick this year is going, we took Ethan for his six month pediatrician check up. This appointment was initially scheduled for April 2014, which would have been over a year since Ethan’s diagnosis. I did think they had misprinted the date at first, but on
We have always felt that Ethan has coped quite well with every situation we have put him it. He has never been overwhelmed by supermarkets or larger groups of people. We have taken him on days out, to see shows and we regularly visit the zoo. I have worried that sometimes we push him too
