So on Saturday I got to go see David Archuleta with my mom!! We were hoping that we weren't going to be surrounded by only 15 year old girls, but were way surprised to not feel alone with the vast age group. He is so sweet and a great singer! We were hoping that he was going to be able to sing "Imagine" but he didn't.:-( It was a blast and I would love to see him again!
Cassius finished his last OT therapy session for a few months today. We can hopefully go back in a few months when our insurance will cover it again! It has been the best service he has had so far and his OT Amy is amazing!! He now can brush his teeth, be able to have his fingernails and toenails clipped, can handle a haircut now, can go swinging now, can get dressed (somewhat) and can eat a few different types of food.
Today is also ''World Autism Awareness Day'' and though I wasn't aware of any local celebrations, we still celebrated! I bought Cassius a yellow (his favorite color I can tell) Plasma Car. We finally got it all put together and let him play outside on it!! He loves it so much and it totally calms him down!! I am posting a picture to a demonstration that was done in New York and here is what the article I saw read:
"Activists marked World Autism Day in New York by leaving 150 strollers near the Central Park bandshell to raise awareness of the disorder. Autism is estimated to afflict one in 150 children"
The incidence rate of autism in the State of Utah, as reported by the Center for Disease Control and the Utah Autism Registry, is astounding. With the numbers climbing nationally to 1/150 and the Utah numbers at 1/133, Autism is more prevalent than AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined, yet it receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
So, that is a sum up of the week thus far...
