Update

What amazes me the most about Logan is his carefree attitude. I envy that. I wish I could see the world like he does at time. Obviously for one reason to understand how he sees the world and therefore understand him. But more importantly, just to be carefree. Not worry about bills or how he's progressing in school or when his next breakdown is going to occur. That is one of the blessings of having Logan is, is that he teaches me that it does help to be care free. Enjoy life.

He's progressing well in school. All of the behavioral techs love him. Obviously there are some items he needs to get better at. He has a tendency to repeatedly shake his hands, which I am concerned about. Also, he's not eating his lunch at school for some reason. This has become more and more common as of late. We don't really have a reason as to why. But he seems to be doing well in some of the more academic items he's working on. I'm just glad that's the easy part.

I got posed an interesting question last week. Someone asked me how I felt about Autism being represented by the puzzle. Up until that point, I never even gave it a second thought. There are some that feel the puzzle piece is insulting. From what I was told, (and this was from a co-worker who worked on a project at his school), they felt that the puzzle represented something that would never be completed.

Honestly, autism may never be truly cured, as we see it. It's such a wide ranging affliction that we may never truly cure it, but be better able to teach those affected with autism (no matter the severity)the skills needed to succeed in life. I feel that the puzzle piece is a good way to bring attention to Autism. The trick is, helping people understand that when they have a breakdown in a mall or some other public place. That, to me, is more important than how it is represented.

10tv never posted the video online (as of last week, when I stopped looking). I DVR'd it, and copied it to a DVD. Of course, when I re-watched it, I noticed they did a close up of his feet when he was doing a puzzle, and of course there were dirty. Ahhh... I guess fame comes with a price.