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Finally! A post all about My Favouritest Little Girl Ever.
A few months ago, I started volunteering to work with Eva, a six-year-old girl with autism and PDD. Her family works with the Son-Rise Program (which I have some issues with, but some of the core ideas seem to work) and it's just been amazing. She has two parents (mom and dad), a younger brother (just turned three), two grandparents, one old terrier and a never-ending supply of loving volunteers.
The progress Eva has made is astounding. I remember when I started, she wasn't very vocal - it took a lot of effort and motivation for her to talk outside of singing (she loooves songs). Now she talks all the time, and while some of it is fairly echolalic, a lot of it is requests for things. She's getting close to being potty-trained, which is no easy task when the majority of that happened before she started vocalizing WHEN she had to go to the bathroom.
Years ago she couldn't even handle two people being in a room; now she can be the star of a two-hour long party with about twenty people, plus her excited little brother and their dog. It's amazing. I wish I had photos to show you all how cute she is, and I swear, her eyes have changed. Before - you can see it in photos - her eyes always look...fuzzy, like they're not really seeing you. Now they're so much sharper and brighter, and she notices things a lot. It's wonderful.
Also, she loves to snugglepuggle. Especially when she's tired, which is always around my shift time, so we usually spend at least half the time snuggling while I sing to her. It's pretty much the best part of my week.
A few months ago, I started volunteering to work with Eva, a six-year-old girl with autism and PDD. Her family works with the Son-Rise Program (which I have some issues with, but some of the core ideas seem to work) and it's just been amazing. She has two parents (mom and dad), a younger brother (just turned three), two grandparents, one old terrier and a never-ending supply of loving volunteers.
The progress Eva has made is astounding. I remember when I started, she wasn't very vocal - it took a lot of effort and motivation for her to talk outside of singing (she loooves songs). Now she talks all the time, and while some of it is fairly echolalic, a lot of it is requests for things. She's getting close to being potty-trained, which is no easy task when the majority of that happened before she started vocalizing WHEN she had to go to the bathroom.
Years ago she couldn't even handle two people being in a room; now she can be the star of a two-hour long party with about twenty people, plus her excited little brother and their dog. It's amazing. I wish I had photos to show you all how cute she is, and I swear, her eyes have changed. Before - you can see it in photos - her eyes always look...fuzzy, like they're not really seeing you. Now they're so much sharper and brighter, and she notices things a lot. It's wonderful.
Also, she loves to snugglepuggle. Especially when she's tired, which is always around my shift time, so we usually spend at least half the time snuggling while I sing to her. It's pretty much the best part of my week.