Tonight, I found myself just watching Darren. He was taking a bath and was truly enjoying submersing the yellow plastic cup underwater, lifting it up, an then pouring the water on his chest. He did it over and over again....and he was happy each and every time. Darren is simple. He enjoys the simple things and he simply loves. Shouldn't life be this simple for us all. Enjoy the moment, laugh, and love.
We are really focusing now on "why" Darren isn't talking. His receptive language (what he understands) has really come a LONG way. He is definitely connecting more with his environment, and is making great sounds. Darren no longer uses his pacifier or sippy cups. We just started him on the gluten free diet. It's been a week now, and so far, we are very pleased. I met with his nutritionalist last week and did some fine tuning with his personal program. We added an omega-3 liquid supplement, along with his continued custom compound vitamin supplement. The whole bio-chemical aspect is quite fascinating and mind boggling actually. But, it is only one aspect of his treatment.
His ABA/VB is crucial. He has three wonderful therapist that come to the house throughout the week. They are young and full of energy (thank god) and do a wonderful job at pushing Darren out of his comfort zone and taking his skills to the next level.
And if that's not enough, he also has combined occupational therapy and speech therapy once a week. He is a very busy toddler in many, many ways. PLUS, he goes to school 5 days a week! Amazing....
Well, hopefully that gives you a good perspective on where he is, and more importantly, where he's going. Next stop Trevor.....
