My Babies!

My Babies!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Landon Joseph

Landon Joseph:
  
This is my sweet and adorable little boy Landon. He changed my world the minute he was born on 12/10/2009. He came into this world with a story to tell and lives to touch. He's over come so much in the 3 years he has joined this world and I know he has so many more goals to reach. As a teacher I of course always worried about Landon hitting milestones and his progress and growth. At around 18 months I started to worry that Landon's lack of speaking was a cause of concern. I would ask our Speech Path questions at school about ways to encourage Landon to talk. Landon also became a very picky eater and refused to try new foods. It was so weird because just 6 months ago this was our son who was eating pizza, pasta and cheese. At around 18 months Landon limited his eating to: goldfish, kix, cheerios, muffins, pancakes, fruit strips and french fries. I of course was concerned so at 22 months I spoke to our doctor about getting Landon evaluated for a Speech Delay. Landon was evaluated and diagnosed with a Speech Disturbance. He started Speech Therapy once a week for an hour. Therapy seemed to be working he was starting to use word(s) to communicate with us and he had finally acknowledged my husband and I as Ma and Da. Of course we were thrilled! As time progressed I grew more concern with some of Landon's behaviors and slow Speech Progress at times. By 2 1/2 I re-evaluated the situation, looked into Early Intervention, and again talked to our doctor about my concerns. All in all by October of this year our little guy was officially diagnosed with Autism and Sensory Integration Disorder. We have done everything under the sun for our little guy. He fills our calendar with therapies: Speech, OT, DT and ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis). He is making great progress and we could not be more proud of the small goals he achieves daily!

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