We don't have HBOT on Mondays. So today we spent quality time at home. Jonathan was very talkative. And I believe he did quite well in school because he brought home another good behavior card. He has 8, and needs 2 more to get the bigger diploma.
Despite his obsessions, Jonathan's language was really good today. It was out of the ordinary and it caught everyone's attention. He called me on my cell phone while I was on my way home because Vanessa told him that she wasn't going to play with him because he was speaking to loud. He called to complain to me that he wanted to speak "medium" and Vanessa didn't like it. I guess Vanessa eventually got over it because when I got home, they were playing. When I got home, he told me everything that he was doing (with the videos and CDs with was playing with) and told me what he did in the afternoon. And would simply not stop talking. Many of the things he said to me were too funny, I almost laughed but I controlled myself because I wanted him to know I was paying attention.
Both yesterday and today his language has made a turn. I asked him to do something yesterday (I cannot recall what it was) and his answer was "mom, when I am a Dad I can do that. But I am not a Dad, I am a kid. You need to ask Daddy". That just blew my mind. Later, he was teasing Vanessa with his apple juice giving her the bottle pretending there was something and then pulling it from her saying "just kidding". That was also very exciting to see. Today there were many other examples. The one that caught my attention the most was when he asked me for apple juice. I poured some in a cup and told him that the cup was on the counter top. He had trouble finding the counter top, but he did. Then he came to me and asked for more apple juice. I went to the refrigerator and as I pulled the bottle and started pouring some more, he said "ah, I didn't see that". I asked him what he was talking about and he said "the apple juice. I didn't see that it was there in the refrigerator". He had never made a comment of that nature. I gave him the cup and he poured water into it.
I have a love/hate relationship with the HBOT. Because in order to see nice improvements like the ones we have been noticing in the past 32 hours, we have to suffer through regression and misbehaviors. But it is all well worth it.
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