Background:  4 year old; possible PDD, global developmental delay
 
Nov. 10,05
Really good.....we are on day 13 of her 18 day home therapy!!
We will be finish next Wed, yeah.  She started preschool on Oct 31st....and is doing well, she rides the bus there and back.  She continues to ask to go to the potty, which never happened before.  And she is expressing herself better with her language.  She has started initiating communication with people at church.  In just this short time, I have also noticed some changes in her play.....she used to mainly take things out and put them up....she is now "playing" with things such as her brothers' magnetix toys and her potato head (more imaginative play).  I will be speaking with one of her preschool teachers this weekend to see now that she is more comfortable, how she is interacting with others at preschool. 
Thanks so very much!!
 
Nov. 22, 05
She is doing well....Her preschool teacher says she is communicating a lot and getting comfortable with the schedule.  She is continuing to play more imaginative at home and we are working on potty training.  She is initiating conversations with new people.  I am very encouraged and thankful.
 
S. (Mother)
 
 Date:  Aug. 31, 05                Background:  10 yr. old; undiagnosed

Hi Susie and Barb:

Greeting from the traveling P’s. We have 6 more days of the light box. We haven’t missed any, but C. did fall asleep in one.

Our family is so changed. The reduction in her frustration level is palpable. We are halfway thru the handwriting without tears book, and it is coming along beautifully. She did j this morning, and she was giddy at how well she can do them.

We investigated the option of repeating 4th grade. Her teacher said absolutely not. C. would be bored. She understands the concepts, just her writing mechanics is slow, but progressing. So we have a very excited girl, ready to start 5th grade, with her own locker. Orientation is Fri and class starts 9/6. “I can do stuff now Mom!”

The quirkiness continues, the literalness, the obsession with Barbie play, the social skill absence, but we are thrilled with the reduction in anger towards brother and the peace she seems to feel now.

I talked with her doctor at her 10yr old check up, and gave her a pile of your flyers. I think what you are doing is amazing. Hope to see you again someday in Cleveland.

 Nov. 29, 05  A quick update. C. went snowboarding down a baby hill and had perfect balance, again and again, and was so happy that she was “ as good as brother”. That would never have happened if not for your program.

God bless you all, Sincerely, M. (mother)

 

Date:  Oct. 2, 05
Background:  Autism; non-verbal
Hi Susie,   
  
    I'm S., D's grandma.  Last weekend my husband and I took D. out to dinner.  He asked her where she wanted to go, listing several restaurants.  She sing-songed back "Steak and Shake."  So, guess where we went as fast as we could get there.  We asked what she wanted to eat, same method, list form, and she said "chicken."  So she had chicken strips, french fries and much of my chocolate malt.  She also stole the cherries from us both.  Progress is still slow, but we have to remember from whence she came.  Hard for any child and especially hard for autistic children are unknowns and changes.  She is signing regularly for potty.   Getting her to sleep all night is still sometimes a problem, but is getting better all the time.  We are getting more good reports than bad from the school.
    Hope all is well with you.   D. (grandmother)