Ava was everything I ever wanted in a baby..just perfect..love at first sight. Ava was growing normal by the 6month mark. When we had her immunized things really slowed down for her as in weight. Ava is a very happy child..playing,even social with people. But something was quite different..she was not responding to questions,even her own name by the age of 2. One thing Ava did do was memmorize commercials,songs even different languages,cartoons. She even fell in love with numbers..treating them like they had feeling..as humans. People would often say that was "normal"..and she would "get over it"..By the age of 3-4 her vocabulary was at the age of 12-18 months but yet used big words that most people didn't know for example."disidiuas trees" opposed to just staying an apple tree or something. Shapes like hexagon,pentagon,octogan.Naming traffic lights so she would know where she was. Ava has her meltdowns and is super stubborn.( We are working on it) She loves skateboarding,drawing,singing and music, She is now 6 years old and she just simply amazes me..with everything she does.When Ava was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, I wasn't suprised,upset,devasted, I just felt relieved,because now we can move on and as a mother I am like bear, I will do anything. I spent alot of time at home even though I am a workaholic..just kept working at different things, no matter how tiring it was and is. It's all worth it. Ava is in a wonderful school who focuses on her talents and her special gifts. I wouldn't change Ava for anything. She is my gift not my burden. She is my heart and soul.
Love you kiddo.
Coquitlam BC, Canada