Dev9aug

[devientenigma]

isn't it someone's birthday or anniversary today?? hence your name!!

If so, happy birthday or congrats!!

If not, ignore

- Happy whatever

That's cool, girl dev to boy dev.

Happy thingy boy dev!

ohhh! a happy thread

Happy whatever day!

Thank you very much for remembering Devient I am slightly embarrassed now...

And thank you all for your wishes. It definitely is a happy thread as DS1 has started to do some imitation during the ABA session, so already been a good day so far..

Oh and it is my birthday..

It's my birthday too! All the best people I say..........

And brilliant news about the imitation Dev.

I did look at your reinforcer thread, but was slightly about it. Not because there was anything wrong with what you were asking but because we were once in EXACTLY the same position as you, with the same problems, but it feels like a lifetime ago now and I hadn't even realised how much we and ds had progressed until I read your thread.

DS finds so much in the world interesting and worthy of attention that it really isn't hard to motivate him (well, his school sometimes struggle, but that is more to do with their own limitations as to what they can provide). Once, he found nothing interesting except his own flapping and lining up.

Ewww, don't like being called McKenzie.

Own fault I guess - stupid olymics.

Happy Birthday both of you.

Happy birthday dev and star! Hope you both having a great day :)

Happy birthday Star too. I kind of like 'whatever day'. When you get to a certain age it seems more fitting. It also means you could probably celebrate it on whatever day you want!

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Dev and star
Happy birthday to you

Hip Hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray

Drinks all round, cheers..........hic hic

Hope u guys have had a fab day! X

Thanks again everyone and Happy Birth day Torchlight as well.

I will whisper it here, but our non verbal DS when I started posting has started saying some words as well. OK they are not functional, its echolalia, just repeating stuff on the videos, but we will grab it with both hands thank you very much. so it has definitely been a very good day so far and it has been a few good few weeks and I am looking forward to the future. Onwards and upwards... Cheers everybody. enjoy the wine..

Thats great news Dev well done little DS on the days achievments :)

Happy Birthday too Torchlight!

Dev, that is fantastic news. It doesn't matter how the behaviour occurs at this stage. The fact it is at all means you can encourage and shape it. I find it hard to believe my non-stop talking about annoying things ds was ever non-verbal with a prognosis from some of remaining so. I'm really REALLY pleased for you and so excited at what it means.

I will be extra careful today and the rest of the holiday to try and enjoy ds' monologues about prime numbers.

Actually, a little miracle for us too. DS decided that because it was my birthday we should play pass the parcel. Having no parcel, he produced russian dolls and insisted we pass them and take one off when he stopped banging the keyboard . His explanation of the game took some work to understand but he was the happiest boy in town once we'd understood and played it.

Yup... A brilliant present and one we are certainly enjoying..

Torchlight Well he certainly gets full marks for creative thinking there.. Hope you have had a good day. I know I certainly have.

and devient thanks again for starting this thread.. It was certainly a very pleasant surprise to find my name up there...

Rather belated happy birthday to Dev and Star. Sounds like both DSs came up trumps.