A big milestone

I removed  his diaper  and asked him to throw it in the garbage . I gave him no further  instructions  or indication  where to go. He took the diaper, went  into  the  bathroom  and threw it away! This boy understands a lot more than we realize .

A milestone in language

While attempting  to brush Rowan's teeth, he took the toothbrush  away from  me .  Then he said, "Rowan  do it!"

Three milestones this week.

Rowan pooped on the potty ...after weeks of behavioral therapy and intervention.  He did it two days in a row so far. 
When I was leaving for work he waved at me and said "bye,bye mommy"!!

He also walked into the bathroom by himself and peed on the potty with no prompt or conversation whatsoever. Completely  on his own! !

A new sentence!

I just asked Rowan if he would like to go pee on the potty.  He was not happy and said..." I don't want to!"
Yaay! ! New communication!

Communication

Omg ...Rowan just walked up and said "I want to eat"!!! That's two in one day.  <3

Language

Rowan walked up to my basket of clothes.  He took out Arwen's shirt and said " I want wear it."  Of course I let him.  His words touch my heart.

More milestones

After brushing or teeth...Rowan lingered in the bathroom playing with his cars.
I was in the dining room and I heard, "yaay"!  I went into the bathroom to see him sitting and peeing on the toilet.  :)
Also, when he needs to poop, he now brings me his diaper.  This means he understands when is coming. 
Now for the hard part. ..easing his fear of pooping on the toilet.  He's terrified and panics.

Quirky kids

Two cool things about today. 

1. Rowan was chanting pee pee pee pee pee.....he went into the bathroom on his own. He climbed up on the potty and started peeing.  It shot across the room but he knew what to do! !!!

2. He said "yellow bubbles".  That was him asking for the yellow bottle of bubbles.

And a quirky kid moment by Arwen: I told her she could jump in the bath, get washed quick and get out, so that she could play Pokémon.   She said "I don't want to jump in the bath! "

In case you aren't aware. ... kids with autism are very literal.  Haha

Milestone

Rowan has learned to take off his pants and underwear. The only negative is that he prefers to be this way.

Potty time

Rowan just stood up and said "potty time." We went to the bathroom and he peed.  Yaaay. He also just learned to flush.....flush. ... flush!

Preschool Day 2

This morning went smoothly.  When the bus arrived, Rowan was happy to see it.  He was fine up until we entered the bus. Then he gripped me  and whined.
     After school,  the bus pulled up.  I could see him through the  window flapping and excited to see me. He was smiling when he approached. He held the hand rail and went down the stairs by himself!   I hugged him so tight.  I had tears of joy...especially when I saw his school paper.  He had a really good  day and ate all of his snack!  He used a new word and confirmed that he understands it.  I offered him yogurt and he said "no ".

Paci

I forgot to mention.  Tim forgot to give Rowan his paci Sunday night.  He went right to bed and slept all night without it.

OMG!

Rowan was sitting beside me and I thought I smelled poop. His underwear were dry. I asked if he needed to go potty.  He said "potty time, peepee". I put him on the potty and a moment later  ..He pooped!!!!!

Milestone

Even though Rowan has has no concept of going potty, I put him on it several times a day. We use the potty time app. We will watch videos,  sing songs, do sign language,  play the game,  and read the books.  Every time he sits he gets to put a sticker on a chart.
Yesterday,  he peed a little bit and I shouted "Yaaaay! You peed! Yaaay!" He looked down and saw what was going on. Even though it was just a little squirt, I made a huge deal out of it.
Today he was drinking and peeing a lot. Earlier today, I put him on the potty and the same thing happened.   We tried again this evening and he squirted a little.  I shout "Yaaaay! You peed!"  He looked down and understood. I said "Can you pee more? More Rowan. " He looks down and squirts. This went on for several minutes. ..I say "more"  he squirts. In that one sitting,  he learned to control his pee. This is huge!
I hope he will realize how exciting this is and keep trying!  It's a miracle and I'm so proud of him!