Sunday, August 24, 2008

New Friends


The Knight Family had visitors this weekend...The Thornburgs! Jen and David are friends from "Indy" and we had a great time. Jen was my roommate at State and we've tried to keep in touch and I say we've done a pretty good job of it!

The girls made great friends with Aunt Jen and Uncle Dave...or "Sweetie" as Logan called him! Both girls established fun little relationships and had a playful time. Jen and David also brought them other new friends...Build-A-Bear's!!!! Logan has named her Bear "Sandy"...I think she's named it from the dog from Annie!!! And Leah hasn't assigned a name to her pink and white fluff-ball!

I wanted to share this with all of you because it's a great stride for Leah! She's made a 'connection' with 'strangers' in a short period of time. No, she didn't bond with Jen and David and didn't hold a conversation with them. But Leah certainly didn't hide in a fetal position like she used to and she didn't scream in fear of people being in her space. She was her normal, happy-go-lucky Leah with people in her home and she was able to hug them for 'thank yous' and give kisses and hugs bye-bye with prompting! These are huge strides for a child with Autism! HUGE! We are making progress! Leah is becoming more social with therapy and with the help of family and friends! Amen!
PS - Down at the bottom I've posted a new video titled RESPECT. It's actually a PSA but it really makes one think! Just an FYI!





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