Early DETECTION WORKS KIRSTEN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM/ NONVERBAL AT 3 by KENNEDY KRIEGER ! I KNEW AS OF 1-2IN A HALF SOMETHING WAS WRONG "! A MOTHER KNOWS! JUST WASN'T RIGHT I NEVER GAVE UP ON MY CHILD I WANTED "TO "GET HELP FOR MY "DAUGHTER ASWELL AS ME FINDING A WAY TO "COMMUNICATE" WITH KIRSTEN "! SINCE 4-6 AT THE BEAR SCHOOL I TRULY INDEED "HVE SEEN " THE IMPROVEMENT OF A CATERPILLAR WHO WAS SCARED BROKEN SHY YELLING SCREAMING THROWING THINGS NOT ATTENTIVE ECT STRONG BEHAVIORS "COULDN'T GET NO WORK "OUT OF HER ! THE BEAR SCGOOL TEACHER / STAFF HELPED MY DAUGHTER TREMENDOUSLY "! FEEDING "CLOTHING "DRINKING PICTURE SCHDULES AS TO WHAT SHE "WANTS OR GOING "TO BE DOING TODAY ect! JUST AMAZEMENT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES TO WHERE NOW AT 7 SHE HAS BLOSSOMED AND CHANGED INTO A BUTTERFLY "A OVERFLOW "OF COLORS" EXCITEMENT JOY AND WONDERS OF WHAT SHE "WILL DO NEXT "! SHE FOLLOWS 2step direction LITL PROMT NEEDED "! EYECONTACT IS BETTER "SHE's TOUCHING TASTING HUGGING ME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I WAS OVERJOYED WITH TEARS "! SHE GOING TO THE POTTY BY HERSELF "SHE's POINTING TO ITEMS SHE WANTS TO EAT OR DRINK PLAY ECT! IT'S THE LITL THINGS LIKE THIS THAT MEANS SO MUCH "TO ME AND NO THE VERBAL HASN'T COME IN BUT I LOVE"KIRSTEN JUST THE WAY SHE" IS AND WHEN SHE SMILES MY LIFE MAKES SINCE "!