hey guys, i hope everyone is doing well. it’s been a while since i last posted. one of my previous posts talked about how my son would come home exhausted after his sessions, but he’s adapted so much since then and is handling therapy way better than his dad and i expected
he’s been in aba therapy for about 6 months now (he started around age 2), and he recently began speech therapy three times a week. i’m so excited about his progress and just wanted to share it
before starting, he only had about 6–8 words, including sign language. now he can say over 40 words, is starting to put two words together, points to communicate, can count to 10, makes animal sounds, and is using his pecs board really well. he’s still not conversational yet. but his comprehension has improved so much, and we’re currently working on following two-step directions and requesting help etc
of course, there are still areas we’re working on, like emotional regulation and safety especially things like wandering or running in public but we’re currently addressing those. emotional regulation has worsen a bit since beginning therapy, but he’s also 2 years old so i chop it up to terrible twos
i’m just so proud of my baby boy. i honestly didn’t expect this much progress in less than a year, and i’m really hopeful we’ll keep moving forward like this