My little man developed amazingly fast. Rolling over at 2 weeks, crawling at 4 months walking by 8 months, then all of a sudden at 18 months he stopped. Stopped eating stopped talking became very very fussy and wouldn't play anymore with other kids. Everyone mentioned autism or a hearing problem but I never believed my child could have autism. I was in gifted, went to college at 16, I just couldn't believe it. We enrolled him in First Steps early intervention in June of 2012 and he started school in August of '12. His teacher was the most amazing thing that ever happened to us. A year ago I thought he would never sing never talk and just felt hopeless. Now at 3 1/2. because of his amazing support system he sings various song clearly, tells you what he wants and needs. He is my little miracle and I will never stop helping him develop. We are very thankful for mrs Stacey Metz. God truly sends people into your life for a reason. I just thought I loved Bentley as much as I could, but now I love him even more. When he was formally diagnosed in march, I cried and fell into a deep hole of depression. I would just cry all day long at the thought of my child never being able to be normal. I think every parent has that grieving period. But now I see it for what it is, not a road block but just a detour. And we will get to where we are going eventually!

Victoria Greene
Hattiesburg, MS