Ethan was born late oct 2011 such a happy baby, he was hitting all his mile stones some even early, he loved playing with his big brother. Then he had his first birthday everything changed almost like a light switch being turned off. He started wanting to be by himself, not wanting to play with anyone, avoiding interaction with others and seeming like he could not hear. The hearing was our main concern took him to the drs and then they mentioned about sending him to get checked for autism. We went and it was determined that he has pdd-nos, we will need to take him back when he is 3 to get checked again. We were told about early intervention, so we started and now it is 6 mos later and what a difference. We are starting to see our little man come back to us. It is almost like he needed to retreat into a different world,and now we are slowly building a bridge back to us. He is starting to pick things up more, able to be with others and enjoy them, starting to become more verbal although not alot of words yet, and now loving to play with his brother again. Although he does still need time to himself, likes to go in his cabin (fort) and still spins in circles and flaps from time to time but doing awsome. With the help from early interventions and family we were able to turn that light switch back on, I know there is a long road ahead of us but we are eager to take it, we were chosen with this little angel (1 of 3) and we will do all we can to help and love our kids with all our hearts. Love, patience, family and friends that is all we need.

Amy
portage, PA