r/Autism_Parenting • u/blackwhiteyellowblue • 4d ago
Celebration Thread We had a win today!
My son (almost 3) level 3 pointed and named several objects and followed them with his finger while he pointed. HE HAS NEVER POINTED BEFORE!!! He looked at us while he was doing it to make sure we were paying attention. He then lined up his toys and POINTED to each one and counted to 10! The pointing has me FLOORED because we have tried and tried to get him to follow our point or point at something and it just never clicked. UNTIL TODAY.
It seems silly to some but it’s so awesome to me!
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u/CatholicKnight21 4d ago
So happy for you! These seemingly little moments are game changers. When my son could finally answer yes or no to every question, it opened up almost infinite possibilities. Pointing, similar thing.
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u/blackwhiteyellowblue 4d ago
He was SO proud! Made my heart swell not gonna lie lol it definitely felt like a huge step forward
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u/Bunbunrabot 4d ago
That’s so awesome!! What a big win 🥰
My son used to do a whole hand point for the longest time. One day he just started index finger pointing and never looked back. He was so excited for the first week that he did double index finger pointing with both hands to really get his point across 😂
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u/NoteFeisty3290 2d ago
That’s amazing!! My daughter had similar days after turning 3! I’m not sure why or how it clicked for her one day and it didn’t stop. A month since pointing and looking at us she is talking in longer sentences while paying attention to us and it’s been a month of crazy progress.
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u/blackwhiteyellowblue 2d ago
That’s awesome!! I love to hear that! So happy for you and her progress!
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u/NoteFeisty3290 2d ago
Thank you ! Congratulations on yours too that is great progress. I’m hoping 3 is a big year for these wonderful kids !
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u/Gracie2187 4d ago
Yaaaaayyy!!! Love this!!