CHRISTMAS MORNINGS is so Different!

It is Christmas morning and Oh.....what a great morning!......Last Christmas we were not fluent on the 26 letter board... now we are and life is so good. We every Christmas would watch Ryan not interested ( we thought) roaming around for food and never ever wanting to open a present.. well still he struggles with the whole unwrapping thing but it is because he is so ..wait let me tell you his words " SO HAPPY" , and here it comes Ashley was letter boarding with him and she said Do you want to say anything Ryan ( as he sat in his favorite green rocking recliner) and he said " SO EXCITED MERRY CHRISTMAS, GOT INTERESTING GIFTS."

Then Ashley asked him what his favorite gift was and he said," SO MANY RYAN LIKED"

He is happy about Christmas and he straight out told us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So did I ever imagine after the diagnosis of Autism, that I could some day have my Ryan... well it has happened... it is a Merry Christmas... remember he just told me...he said Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...and it is a Merry Christmas!!!! .. God is Good ..always.. he is Ryan's strength, by the way. He calls on God and he spells that out too!

Merry Christmas everyone... send this to someone who has a child with Autism... if Ryan can do this and the 100's of other kids can do the exact same thing...their child can too.............. believe........love Teresa

Ryan told us he had a headache!

Well, again..........why is rpm so worth learning.. Ryan got up at 1:24am.. he has sleep issues but we were surprised he woke so early..stayed up the rest of the morning and kept going to the bathroom.. again.. not the norm..

Well Paul said.. I think Ryan doesn't feel good..I was so wiped out.. having been up all night... that I could not see it... Later that day... he seemed fine.. but was laying on the couch and Ashley wanted to teach him his Ohio Virtual Academy school work.. and he would not sit in the chair.

Ashley said," why can't you sit down ..you need to sit in your chair to learn ( OVA computer is is at the desk/chair area ) and he said,


"RYAN CAN NOT SIT IN CHAIR CAUSE ME HEAD HURTS" (ash said you mean my and he said yes!)

then here I come in the room... Ash tells me and then I said did your head hurt just now or did it also hurt last night?

"HURT AT NIGHT"



Well.......... that made me feel bad and also at the same time relieved that he just wasn't getting up for the heck of it.. and to tell you I was very edgy/irritated and flat out exhausted over him not going back to sleep the entire night....
Ryan having his voice helped me to understand and to be more compassionate . So.. I took a deep breath and it all made sense to me....


So it is good...I am going to ask him in oh... 30 seconds how he is feeling . hope his head is ok....

Where are the Caramels!

Hi Everyone.. this is Ashley.. just wanted to tell you a funny story about today. We went to Whole Foods market and bought these caramel candies. I was searching all over for them because my dad hid them from me, and won't tell me where he put them! So he says to me, Ryan can tell you he saw me hide them but I told him not to tell anyone... so Dad left for the store again and I wanted those caramels.. so i asked ryan on his board, "Ryan, where did dad put the caramel?" He says SECOND DRAWER IN THE FRIDGE. So I thank him and then run to the fridge and check. They aren't there. So I ask ryan, " Were you telling me the wrong place on purpose?" he says, YES. RYAN SAID WRONG PLACE BECAUSE DAD SAID NOT TO TELL:) I laughed and laughed! I told ryan that he's good at keeping secrets! So funny!