Mystic Aquarium Trip

We took Jack to Mystic Aquarium today to celebrate his birthday. We invited another family with a child with AS along. Here are a couple pictures of them together. They both seemed to enjoy the exhibits, especially the one where they could put their hands in water and splash. Here are a couple of pictures.

School is Going Well

Every day so far Jack's teacher has written in our communication log that he's had a good day at school. She says Jack just loves observing the other kids. He's been wiped out after he comes home. Here's a picture of him today after he came home and had a snack.


In Jack's backpack today I found a picture Jack's classmate Arwen drew for him. Jack's teacher wrote at the bottom "Here's Jack. He's my best friend." which I'm assuming is what Arwen said. It brought tears to my eyes! Here's the picture. Notice his smile is so big it's practically coming off of his face, much like in real life.

Hitting with a spoon

This week at breakfast one day Jack figured out that a spoon can make a really cool noise when it hits a bowl! Hitting an object with another object has always been something very difficult for Jack. If you think about it, it takes a great deal of coordination to keep holding onto something as you smash it into something else. For months and months we tried to get him to do it with no success, but this week he just decided to do it on his own! Here's a short video of it.

School Starts!

Jack started school this week. He had a sick day yesterday but did well both Monday and today. The bus picks him up around 12:45 and drops him off around 4. He loves watching the other kids and his instructional assistant and teacher are adapting all of the activities for him, so he gets to participate in everything his classmates are doing. We're very happy with his school!