OMG! I seriously can't get away from the word autism. It's so aggravating. Yesterday there's an article on my yahoo start page. Today a poll on bbc. I'm so sick of it. Every time I see something, my stomach clenches just a little bit. The article said that 10 years ago, parents didn't know what questions to ask, and all I could think was that I wish I could travel back 10 years. It's not that I don't care, or I'm in denial or any crazy shit like that. We are going through the process of evaluation. But I don't think Spencer's autistic. Laid back, yes, but not autistic. That's my gut feeling. It just seems like it's the new ADHD/ADD, everyone has symptoms. Which of course isn't true. So far we're the only ones on the bbc poll that are going through evaluation. Great. That's exactly what I needed to know. I think I'm going to ignore that thread. I JUST DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE! What is, is, and what will be, will be, but why does it have to be in my face constantly. Poor Mike, putting up with me as I slip back into this again.

Anyway, we had more progress with the pointing today. He pointed to the m&m's several times and to the water too again. So that's good and he's only been up for 2 hours. We're watching Little Einsteins right now. His thumb is securely planted in his mouth. He tried to turn the TV on earlier (why did I teach him that?) and when I said no, he stopped and threw a little tantrum. Then we played with the dogs and read some books. Now he's bored with LE and moving on. He helped feed the dogs this morning and he's listening well today. He talking too - when he gets his thumb out of his mouth for a second. He's been crazy with the sucking lately.