A reason to smile :)

I know it has been a long time since I I have blogged, and there are tons of things that I will leave out, I’m sure.  But, I just HAVE to focus on what I’ve recently learned.  We took our three week break from Brain Balance and had Spencer reevaluated.  I got his results last Thursday.  THEY BLEW ME AWAY!!  He has progressed so far since his first session back in January.  I could talk particularly about all the results and make your head swim.  I’m not going to do that.  There are checklists that parents, teachers and evaluators fill out that that give you an idea whether your child has a high or low probability of autism, Asperger’s or ADHD (depending on the checklist).

For all of these checklists, the higher the number, the higher the probability of the disorder.  On the autism scale, Spencer went from a 106 to a 70.  The main thing that is holding him at a higher level is the lack of communication.  His Asperger’s numbers went from 78 to 90 and his ADHD went from 60 to 62 (parent checklist).  This is exactly according to plan.  As he progresses, he will become less and less autistic and move more toward Asperger’s and ADHD.  As a spectrum disorder, you have to move through the spectrum to healing.  

Another change we have made is that Spencer is no longer riding the bus.  It became much too difficult to wake him for the 6:15 pickup.  He now gets to sleep until 6:45, instead of 5:45.  That extra hour is certainly helping him.  As I was lamenting how difficult it was to wake him, a staff member at Brain Balance remarked, “Well, as he becomes less and less autistic, he will want to sleep more.” That’s right, “AS HE BECOMES LESS AND LESS AUTISTIC…”  WOW!!!  Still, his lack of communication is holding him back.  Instead of focusing on just getting him to talk, we are focusing on  getting him on track.  

But some people need to see to believe.  Here is Spencer’s school picture from last September:

Here he is in March, 2011

You'll notice that he is looking off camera, where I'm sure they had to get him to laugh to get this picture.  Now, here is the one from August, 2011

He is looking at the camera and smiling.  We do need to work on that posture, though!  (HaHa) Now look back at the photo taken just a year ago.  You'll SEE the difference.  Yep, Brain Balance WORKS!!!!!