Well, this isn't wordless, but I hope you'll forgive me. A few days ago I took this photo of S's first time writing his name (with help from his wonderful occupational therapist, who has been working with him since he was 15 months old). I've mentioned before how parents of children with special needs feel indescribable joy at seeing their children reach developmental milestones, even if later than normally expected. Not to take anything away from parents of "typically" developing children, but when your child must work through hundreds of hours of Early Intervention therapies to achieve outcomes that just happen naturally for other kids, well, the pride you feel is like nothing else. After my son wrote his name (something his OT had been working on with him for a very long time), I cried some "happy tears" and hugged both of them. I know that some other moms who read this blog can relate...and I hope that they celebrate similar moments very soon, too.
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