Ashlynn was my first child. In a way, it was fortunate I had nothing to compare her to, and in a way, it was unfortunate I had nothing to compare her to. My son Jace is my second child and is currently 16 months. He not only walks…he RUNS. He not only babbles and says words, he puts two and three words together!! Every time he hits a milestone, my
Ashlynn turned four this Halloween, and it brought another milestone: being able to say “trick or treat” and be understood! When she was two, she couldn’t even attempt to say it. At three, she could say “ee o ee” but then clammed up and wouldn’t say it on command. At four though, we had success! She still needed prompting and encouragement, but she was able to say an intelligible “trick
Ashlynn turned four this past weekend and my husband and I were just beaming with pride. Last year, she couldn’t blow out her candles, sing the Happy Birthday Song, much less even say Happy Birthday. When she woke up in the morning, balloons were waiting for her in our hallway. Before she hit the bathroom she excitedly said “BAYOONS!!” As she stepped in the kitchen, we had a Minnie Mouse
For those of you familiar with my blog, I’ve spoke of “Ben” before. A little boy on my school caseload from a Spanish speaking family who has CAS and is nonverbal. However, IQ testing shows him in the 75th percentile! He’s sooo smart. I met him last year in Kindergarten, and we formed an instant bond. His Kindergarten teacher was frustrated that he wouldn’t talk; and I’m not sure if
Ashlynn said her first compound sentence yesterday. It took me so much by surprise that I almost ruined it by interrupting her. I picked her up from school asking the usual questions and getting the usual answers, “How was school?” “Good.” (Dood) “What did you do?” “Play” (pay) “Who did you play with?” “PLAY!!” she says impatiently. “I know, but
Today I took Ashlynn to one of my BFF’s bridal shower. There weren’t going to be any other kids there, but Ashlynn is so good around a group. When I think of people who have charisma, I think of great speakers and people gifted with words. The Martin Luther King’s and the John F Kennedy’s of the world. But Ashlynn makes me realize charismatic people don’t need to speak. There