"a ha moment"

I've really been enjoying getting into as many autism themed books as i possibly can

now of course i dont have many leisurely hours each day to read them, so i grab every spare moment to read even if its 5 pages a night before going to slip

i loved house rules by jodi piccoult - wow it was amazing and i highly recommend it - i couldnt put it down! nanna also loved reading it. she did her research thoroughly on what a person with autism goes through. she also played out many humerous situations which had me smiling and laughing out loud numerous times!

the next one i climbed into was, not my boy by rodney peete. such a hopeful story such an excellent guidebook for families. what i loved most was that it was written by a dad, so other dads can relate and so moms can understand where dads are coming from ! he gives the amazing story of rj's recovery and many references and ideas to help other families, cant wait for mark to read it, i hope he does, he isnt much of a reader but i know he will relate and enjoy it

my favourite at the moment is, healing our autistic children, a medical plan for restoring your childs health, by dr julie buckley. you may recall me mentioning her name as my favourite speaker at the autism is treatable conference i attended in cape town. ive only just started and already had a huge lightbulb "a ha opprah moment"

our amazing family and friends and even strangers have complimented mark and me and nanna on the great job and hard work we have put into deqlans progress and recovery , and we thank you all for your love and support and best wishes!

but,

its truly deqlan who is putting in the hardest work of all - being on a strict diet and not being allowed the things his peers enjoy, sitting through hours of therapy and lessons, being told not to do something this way, but rather that way, making himself understood when he cant yet put all the words together the way he would want to. you see friends, how hard our boy has to work?

so all the acolations and praises are directly for you my sweetheart! we are so proud of you and know how hard you work each day to understand he world around you and we promise to continue doing all we can to help you in every way we can!!!! we love you and adore you and we are so incredibly proud of you!!!may our amazing lord continue to bless you and guide you and help you every single step of thid wonderful journey, he to loves you beyond words !