I wonder if they know how lucky they are.You do good Tiff...
I get it. Fortunately Alex was always vocal, but unintelligible. He took speech for several years and still has a speech impediment. His personality changed. He was always laughing, smiling, hugging, kissing, very very happy. No abnormal behaviors at all. Then all of a sudden he started screaming when you turned on the vacuum and became inconsolable if there was too much noise or you tried to pick him up. He didn't want to be touched, only on his terms. He quit making developmental progress. You know how parents celebrate all those little things like when their child learns to tie their shoes or ride a bike? We celebrated him tying his shoes when he was in 5th grade, and as hard as we tried he could never learn to ride a bike. He's had swim lessons four different times and can still only dog paddle. A lot of that is low muscle tone and lack of coordination that goes with the disorder. So, we celebrate the small things. Even with Morgan, although her developmental delays are not as severe as his, you celebrate the small things and know that as long as you try to teach them that is what counts. If they don't accomplish something you try to teach them, you can never say you didn't try. If you don't try at all, then you'll never know if it was attainable. Never sell them short. Give them every opportunity to learn and they will amaze you!!


Thank you. 