the tools we had developed when they were a preschooler have been outgrown. Their triggers and struggles have changed; they need more support with social skills. They are also now more capable of being responsible for their own reactions.
We started taking him to the weekly TOPSoccer practices in addition to his park district team practices and games. He appreciated the supportive environment and more practice time.
Then I noticed the calendar: it was June. He would be 3 in August. Maybe it wasn’t OK that he couldn’t use a spoon effectively and we were still spoon-feeding him his applesauce and yogurt. Thus began a search for answers which ended with an Autism diagnosis.
