Reply #156: I know this is not about me or my daughter (his mother) but about him... [View All]

I want to thank you so much for posting on here and for answering what I said. You can't imagine what hope you have given me as I followed and read your posts down the page.

I knew right away that my grandson was different from other children I had been around. It took my daughter longer to realize because he was her first child. He is a beautiful little boy but very slow to develop, could not learn to crawl when most children were already walking, etc. We could not find a medical professional to diagnose him as autistic until about a year ago. Since then, he's been in a small special program for pre-schoolers and loves going. Although after a year, he still does not interact with the other children there is growth that is apparent.

I worry every day about what will happen to him when my daughter is gone as I cannot imagine that he will ever be able to live on his own. You have given me both hope for his future and some extremely valuable advice and for that I thank you.