Where to start...

I am the mother of a 5 year old miracle boy. Brandyn was born 3 months premature
(weighing only 1 pound 10.5 ounces). When he was born the doctors prepared my
husband and I for the worst. Amazingly though, Brandyn was a very easy baby.
Hardly ever
cried. (Looking back, he was too easy and I wish I'd known more about the signs
of
autism...)

At Brandyn's 18 month check-up, the dr was concerned that he wasn't talking. She
told us
that if he didn't say 2 words by his 2nd birthday, we needed to seek help. He
was saying
"Thank you" and "Daddy" by then. The dr was still concerned and referred us to
First
Steps.

By God's Grace (I don't believe in luck or coincidences), we chose Diane as
Brandyn's
speech therapist. Anyone who's benefitted from her services knows what a Godsend
she is.
Brandyn made dramatic improvement in 6 months. Of course, he began showing other
signs (or maybe we just began noticing?). Diane suggested we look into a few
different
possibilities including autism spectrum disorders.

To make a long story short, we've spent the last 2 1/2 years dealing with the
preschool
and are still trying to get Brandyn evaluated for autism spectrum disorders. We
took him
to an occupational therapist and she diagnosed him with sensory integration
disorder.

Diane's been reccomending Playnet for years, but I've never been able to attend
the
meetings. The evening isn't exactly the best time for us. I stumbled across this
website
and have looked at everything and read old posts. I even found some posts from 3
years
ago from a woman who was going through almost the exact same thing I'm dealing
with.

I can't wait to get to know you all.

Christine