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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Sorry it took so long to update, have been dealing with some family issues.

DS is doing really well overall. He is almost 2 and was recently retested on the Mullen scale. Expressive language at 29 month level (!), receptive language 24 mo, visual reception 26 mo, fine motor 23 mo (another huge improvement!), and gross motor at 20 mo (which surprised me, I would have guessed much lower). His Vineland scores were also good overall, except for motor skills and some aspects of the socialization category, which was to be expected.

He is a happy kid. His ASD impairments are becoming more apparent now, that he’s older, mostly in social skills. I’m guessing he would have been diagnosed with Asperger’s before the DSM update. There might be some sensory (vestibular and proprioceptive) issues that might explain his motor delays, which in turn affect his self-help and motor planning, which causes him to get easily frustrated. He still doesn’t know how to hug, but will lean in for one. He can’t quite imitate actions (e.g.: song motions like ‘If You’re Happy and you Know It’) without a lot of practice and prompting. He doesn’t give kisses. His eye contact has decreased, but we’re working on strategies to help him go back to his previous level of connection. He’s interested in other kids but doesn’t seem able to engage in play, and reciprocity in play with peers and adults is also an issue. There are some challenging behaviors, but I’m hoping the OT/PT will help with that, because some are caused by his frustrations with his own physical limitations. He does have perseverations, and will talk incessantly about whatever interests him. He’s a fast learner. He has an amazing brain, great memory and a fascinating way of finding symbols in the most obscure corner and smallest print; although we didn’t particularly try to teach him, he already knows all the letters, numbers, and some symbols/ signs, and can read all these upside down and in mirror image.

He’s getting ABA-ESDM therapy, going to an Early Intervention playgroup twice a week, and we’ll start soon OT and PT 1 hr weekly. The book “the Out of Sync Child Has Fun” is often recommended on this forum, and I’m reading it for more ideas. I’m also lining up play dates as often as I can to work on social skills.

We decided that I would stay home with DS for the next year, at least. At the beginning of all this I was hoping the therapy would ‘fix’ his ASD. I’m starting to realize this might be a life-long journey. Our goal now is to expand his horizon (because ASD restricts interests), and help him be happy, integrated, and self-sufficient in adulthood.

01:47, if you need more details, let me know and I’ll email you. Good luck with your little one.[/quote]

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