Our 4th child was diagnosed at age two with low functioning autism. He was a baby that talked , made eye contact crawled, did all the "normal things 12 month old baby's do. The at 1 1/2 he just stopped. He stopped talking, would obsess over things on the floor, stopped crawling, and started rocking. At two, we didnt know what was going on, we took him to a head start school, where he was obviously not learning as the other children his age, and the teachers there noticed it as well. They had him diagnosed, and he has been in special ed ever since. He is now 7 almost 8. Our other son , our 3rd child who is now ten, was also diagnosed, with high functioning autism, we were devastated! But through all of the hard work and progress, they have both thrived in so many ways, it took away our despair! And wouldnt change a thing about them! They r both careing loving and sweet SMART children! Who have amazing talents! We no longer look at this as a death sentence, but as a NEW way of looking at life. I Love you Dustin and Ozzy...

Annalee
whitecity, OR