AVB

Victor's new Speech therapist (ST) started yesterday. We didn't get much accomplished as Victor went down for his nap late & was super crabby when I woke him up for this. He wasn't cooperating & cried most of the time. However it wasn't a total disaster as she explained AVB to me & how she is going to use it with Victor. She is also pushing EI (Early Intervention) for 4 times a week instead of 2 as she doesn't think that's enough. She said Victor was a good candidate for AVB because he is social, has good eye contact, and is aware of people, places, things... It's nice to hear someone having a plan for how we're going to get him to talk! She is going to use picture cards and a lot of repetition & also use rewards when he tries such as snacks, books (he's a book fanatic, and possibly some TV time though I told her I think that would backfire because he would probably get really angry when she shut it off). She seems very confident so I am hopeful!

Nothing new with the GF diet. I still don't see much of a change. We're planning on going CF as well right after Halloween and then we'll give that a fair shot before we scrap all this.