Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy

I am presently reading Louder than Words by Jenny McCarthy. What a read! It grabbed my attention and held it there all day. I could relate to a lot of what she went through with her son Evan, and finding out that he was autistic. During my read, the mail carrier came with the days mail, and I noted a large envelope. It was the evaluation from the child psychologist. That was timed perfectly I say. I read through the report and everything was in order. I was comforted that the psychologist noted Andrew's desire to communicate, and his search for attention.

In the last year, Andrew has had regular visits with Occupational, Speech, Feeding, and Physical Therapists. One of the most frustrating parts of this was Andrew's inability to perform on demand. I would tell the therapist "He did this.. " or "He said that...." but of course, Andrew would not repeat it for the therapist. Because they didn't see it or hear it, it couldn't be recognized in their evaluation.

She saw Andrew as I see him, and it just so happens that he fits the diagnosis of PDD-NOS. Still a little hard for me to digest, but I will get there.