It is hard to believe that this is our 100th post. When we first started this blog we were just looking at it from a food point of view. If you look back at our earlier posts we focused on food choices with Ryan. Once we established a solid pattern with Ryan and he accepted the food without complaint we had a decision to make: end the blog or change our focus. For the both of us we are glad that we did not end the blog. We have opened our lives to others and hopefully through our experiences we have helped others when they got the news that their child has been diagnosed with Autism.
As I have re-read the blog in anticipation of this post I have a difficult time remembering how much Ryan has changed since April. Even this past week we went a different way home and Ryan's reaction was so much different. Before the diet if we had to go a different way home Ryan completely lost his mind. This time he looked up, asked where we were going, and was satisfied with the answer. He still gets stuck in routines but he can vocalize his route and explain why he wants to do it this particular way.
Even at school we are getting good reports about his behavior. He is calm and is following directions, he is making friends and is able to tell us about things in his day. He even performed in a Christmas Show in front of a packed auditorium. The old Ryan would never have been able to handle these situations and we sometimes forget just how far he has come on his journey.
One of the biggest changes we have seen with Ryan is in his skin. Those that have known Ryan know of the struggle we have had with his skin. Below are a few before and after pictures to show the huge difference in his legs. We are now giving him different types of oils both in the morning and evening. When we ask him why he is taking his oils he replies "To get smooth skin".
As I have re-read the blog in anticipation of this post I have a difficult time remembering how much Ryan has changed since April. Even this past week we went a different way home and Ryan's reaction was so much different. Before the diet if we had to go a different way home Ryan completely lost his mind. This time he looked up, asked where we were going, and was satisfied with the answer. He still gets stuck in routines but he can vocalize his route and explain why he wants to do it this particular way.
Even at school we are getting good reports about his behavior. He is calm and is following directions, he is making friends and is able to tell us about things in his day. He even performed in a Christmas Show in front of a packed auditorium. The old Ryan would never have been able to handle these situations and we sometimes forget just how far he has come on his journey.
One of the biggest changes we have seen with Ryan is in his skin. Those that have known Ryan know of the struggle we have had with his skin. Below are a few before and after pictures to show the huge difference in his legs. We are now giving him different types of oils both in the morning and evening. When we ask him why he is taking his oils he replies "To get smooth skin".
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| Saturday, January 22, 2011 |
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| Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
We finally had an opportunity to go to Rocco's Pizza in Mahopac to try their GF pizza. He loved it! He ate three slices. Granted it did not have any cheese but Dawn thought of adding pepperoni to the pizza. The people at the place were very understanding and we all enjoyed ourselves. It is nice to go to a Pizza place and not have to worry about what Ryan will be able to eat.
We were also able to have Amelia stay over one night this weekend. She is now in first grade and as the picture shows below, they are now the same size. He is going to be such a tall boy when he enters Kindergarten next year. The fact that we are even entertaining the idea of regular Kindergarten is something at the beginning of this blog was not even in our thoughts.
Thank you to everyone for keeping us in your thougths and prayers and as always we will keep you updated.
PC
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