I haven't updated in a few months. Carson is doing great!! School is going well and therapies are going very well. He is waving, pointing and blowing kisses. He is signing "more", "all done", "eat", and "thank you". He is starting to identify his facial features. We have been working on this since he was 2!! He is also saying a few words and repeating sounds and an occasional word. He says mama, dada, no, go, yeah, night night. He doesn't say anything consistently but he is using words finally!! We have stopped the GFCF diet and giving him whatever he wants. I haven't noticed any differences yet. We only have him taking a sleep aid every night and nothing else. His focus seems great and his teachers say he is doing great and his hyperactivity has slowed way down. We took him to disney World earlier this month and he loved it. We have never seen him so happy and have never seen him smile so much. It was amazing and almost like he was a typical child without autism. He loved the rides and smiled from ear to ear the entire time. Disney is very accommodating to children with special needs. We were issued a disability pass and a sticker on his stroller. We didn't have to wait in a single line. We were able to get right on and we were able to keep him in his stroller until he got on the ride. We were allowed to bring his stroller into restraunts and other indoor attractions that strollers aren't allowed. He feels secure in his stroller and it keeps him calm. When he is out of it and walking he gets overwhelmed and will not walk. The stroller was a must and we couldn't have had a better experience. Seeing the excitement and happiness on his face was so wonderful especially coming from a child who rarely shows any emotion. We felt so connected to him at Disney. During the rides he would hold our hands, make eye contact, grab our faces and kiss us!! It was just amazing and we can't wait to bring him back!!
