Some Objectivity

Today Cade had an initial meeting with his Kindergarten teacher. I stayed in the room for a few minutes and then Cade and his teacher had some time to themselves to get to know each other a little. At the end of the meeting, I talked to the teacher briefly about the paleo diet and some of the accommodations we'll need to make for snack time, birthdays, and holiday parties. I explained the reason we're doing the diet is because we'd read about a high rate of stomach irritation and other food-based symptoms in kids with Autism. Her response was "So, he actually does have Autism? It must be very mild because I would never have guessed based our interactions just now". Granted, it was only about 15 minutes, but she asked lots of questions and Cade had appropriate answers. He attended to their conversation well and followed directions. I was so proud of him and it's good to hear someone else give us feedback that points to Cade's progress.