First Day

Of course it's not really the first day. Grant turned two a month ago and really, the first day I even considered he had Autism was the day of his Birth to Three evaluation. It went something like this, SLP:"well, he's failed the M-CHAT (modified checklist for autism in toddlers)." Me: "Yes?" I did listen to what they said, and later very truthfully said, "I'm hearing it, but I don't believe it." That was two weeks ago. Much has changed, and I hope to write about the beginning of my acceptance process later. Waiting for the developmental psychologist to deliver the news today, well, it was harder than I thought. When I worked as a Birth-to-Three SLP just six years ago, my families had to wait 6 months to get a diagnosis. Unimaginable. So this is day one, and my series of blessings has begun.