E stayed with a girlfriend and L and I drove up to Stockton for the assessment. They did a lot of play activities with him and he really turned on the charm and said a new sentence and everything! His case worker was just amazed at the change in the last 3 months. He's gone from saying under 10 words to close to 50 with a few 2-3 word sentences. Socially he is engaged and not avoiding eye contact and is interacting with others, a far cry from when he would just zone out and even avoid me while running circles around the sofa.
They said based on the eval and all the changes they believe his challange is only language related and he and E will continue to get help with that. I was prepared for anything, but still found myself at a loss for words when she said he wasn't autistic. It's still sort of sinking in I think. As a matter of fact I think the woman expected more of a reaction from me because she made a point of telling me they don't often get to give good news like that to parents.
It's almost as if a little light bulb just suddenly turned itself on inside L, there's really no other way to describe it. He's so excited to try and communicate and interact with me, I just love it. I really think the sign language has really helped in that area. It opened a door for him that just didn't exist before and now he uses words all the time.
My brain is still wrapping itself around all this new info. Soooo many tests and evals have been done on L over the last few months that I've barely had time to breath and think. I feel like now I've been given permission to just accept this quirky, little aloof boy for who he is and let him be and grow at his own pace. What a gift! Now if I could only find my wallet all will be perfect in my world.