The World According to Leo (and his Mama)

I was a little anxious about our weekend activities, Leo was going to go to his first day of Sunday School which required sitting still and a birthday party for a friend turning four which involved playing with other kids. It seems like it should be so easy. Leo doesn't like people, especially kids, in his face. The birthday party was kids he knew...Sunday School was a few kids he knew but mostly strangers. I knew things were going to be tough when right after we got in the classroom, a little girl took a toy away from Leo. Of course, he wanted to immediately take it back. My parenting style is this, just because that little girl acts like an asshole doesn't mean you get to act like one too. I tried to redirect but he would not let it go. So, we took a break. He went to hang with Ms. Jojo until Mom could come get him and I went back into the Sunday School class. I have agreed to be a Sunday School teacher only to be with Leo (seriously, who am I?). Don't think I didn't ...

I've decided to restart my blog, mostly because I've also restarted my Master's degree and I need something to help me procrastinate. I've also started again because as Leo has started school and is around more kids, I've found a lot more questions and a lot more misunderstandings. Also, we like travel companions. Here's the background, Leo is 3.5 years old and received his diagnosis from the University of Iowa in April of 2015. He was 26 months old. His Mom and I were not very accepting of his diagnosis to begin with but that didn't stop us from immediately putting Leo to work. He started ABA therapy, he started speech, he started OT. At this point, Leo is nonverbal with some social issues. I say at this point because I believe Leo will talk one day. He says a few words, he is a rock star with his PECs (picture exchange cards) book and he is great at communicating with his Mom and I. This blog is from my perspective and my experiences with Leo. His other ...