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May 2008
Carlos has transitioned into our family very
well. He is playful and loving toward his new
brothers. Carlos loves the activities that our
family participates in, he especially enjoys
going to Legoland! Carlos loved having some many
brothers and so many presents at his recent 5th
birthday party!
Carlos also continues to do well in school where
he is working on increasing his communication
skills. Although he continues to make progress,
Carlos' lack of verbal communication has
hindered his social and academic growth.
Although we were worried that Carlos' lack of
language development might be due to a hearing
impaired, recent audiological tests confirmed
that his hearing is perfect. Next year we are
fighting to put Carlos in a regular kindergarten
class instead of a special day class, We were
actually shocked when his special day preschool
teacher disagreed with our desires. In any case
we will certainly fight for Carlos' right to be
educated in the least restrictive environment.
Its amazing in this day and age that we are
still fighting for such basic rights of
inclusion.
February 2008
Carlos is four years old and is the most recent member of our family. Carlos joined us at the end of the month from the San Diego area. Carlos has lots of biological family involvement so we are glad that we all live fairly close to each other. Despite his diagnosis of autism, Carlos is a very engaging little boy. While he has limited language skills Carlos is able to get his point across through pointing and vocalizations. Carlos is attending preschool at our local elementary school. He enjoys school and is happy to be taking the same school bus as Dylan. Carlos loves Disneyland and McNuggets! We are excited to have Carlos join our family at such a young age. We are very excited to be able to parent him and feel confident that with such a large and supportive "forever family" Carlos will thrive.
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