We can't believe our Brigham-boy is six years old now. How the time flies.
He was excited for his birthday!
I gave Brigham some books and a model Jeep Cheroke.
Timothy gave Brigham camp chair- you can tell how Brigham felt about that by the look on his face.
Nana and Papa (and family) gave Brigham some good books, cars, and a semi truck to put them in.
He's been playing with the truck and cars a lot, he also really likes the traffic signs that can with it.
Brigham requested a basketball birthday cake, which I quickly agreed to because I'd done it before and it was one of the easiest cakes I've made.
Brigham is a joy to have in our family. He has a great sense of humor and keeps us laughing. He has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome which is like a high-functioning autism. This diagnosis has been liberating for our family because we feel like we can better understand some of his behaviors and now we can learn how to address his needs better. As he's been growing, but some of his skills haven't it has been very frustrating for us for know what to do. But, I think understanding him will help us immensely.
Brigham is reading the Book of Mormon now (with only a little help on the big words). He also has been learning a lot about science and has a curiosity about how things work.
Happy Birthday, Brigham! We sure love you!
Happy Birthday Brigham!!! Congratulations on reading so well! I'm glad that you are finding out how to help him and understand him. So important. :)
ReplyDeletehappy birthday Wow! Six!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to believe Brigham is six already! I hope his birthday was very happy.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear of his Asperger's. I have a friend who has this (wasn't diagnosed until he was 51!) so have been reading about it on the internet. Many people refer it to not as a disability, but a difference. That is what I see in my friend. I like that there is more understanding of the condition now, and hope that you all can learn what you need to know so that both Brigham and your family will have a happy life.
Best of blessings to you.
That's great that you have some kind of idea what you are working with now that you know about the Aspergers. These days there are so many resources to tap into that can help you with that. I'm sorry that you all have to struggle with that, but glad you can now make a better plan for helping him.
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