Words to live by---

These 3 things remain true to the "Journey of Autism". Anyone or everyone can advise you;

ULTIMATELY you MUST go with what you feel is right. "GO WITH YOUR GUT."

Once you have arrived at this decision; "NEVER GIVE UP"!

LASTLY "Ya Gotta do, what Ya Gotta do!"



Friday, January 20, 2006

THE DENTAL CLEANING!

WELL YESTERDAY DAKOTA WENT TO HIS  DENTAL CLEANING -- FOR MOST OF YOU WHO HAVE TYPICAL CHILDREN ITS VERY ROUTINE BUT FOR ANYONE WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD   -THEY KNOW JUST WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO HAVE A KID THAT WILL WALK IN TO THE OFFICE AND SIT DOWN IN "THAT" CHAIR AND EVEN ALLOW SOMEONE TO LOOK IN THEIR MOUTH  MUCHLESS  DO ANYTHING!!

WELL  WE ARE FORTUNATE DAKOTA HAS THIS PARTICULAR  ABILITY-- HE HAS EVEN GONE WITH ME WHEN  I HAVE HAD MY TEETH  CLEANED AND SAT, THATS RIGHT FOLKS SAT, IN THE ROOM FOR THE DURATION  WITHOUT INCIDENT--YIPEEEEEE      I AM TELLING YOU  THERE ARE NOT MANY WHO CAN BOAST ABOUT AUTISTIC KIDS BEING CAPABLE OF THIS- - - -   THE STORY DOES NOT END  THERE   NOT ONLY DID HE GET HIS TEETH  CLEANED BUT HE HAD AN EXCELLENT CHECK UP WITH A REPORT THAT HIS WISDOM TEETH HAVE COME IN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT THE BEST NEWS OF ALL  IS THIS- - - DAKOTA NEVER ALLOWED THE HYGENIST  TO  POLISH HIS TEETH, HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM BEING SCALED AND FLOSSED BUT HE WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO POLISH THEM,YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME HE DID!!!!!   

THIS WAS SUCH A BIG STEP AND I THINK HIM COMING WITH ME THE PAST 2 TIMES I HAD MY TEETH CLEANED AND HE SAW HOW I LIKED IT AND I WANTED HER TO POLISH  MINE  THAT HE FINALLY DECIDED THAT IT WAS OK TO HAVE HER DO IT!!

I AM SO PROUD OF HIM AND HIS INCREASING ABILTY TO GO TO THE DENTIST AND BEHAVE SO WELL!!! HE GETS KUDOS FROM  ME !!!!!

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