Happy Halloween

First Halloween night in Vic

So who do you think you are anyway?

The following link is to a quiz based on Diana Wynne Jones's books. Which DWJ Character Are You? written by Diana herself.

My result: Sophie in "Howl's Moving Castle" (1986)

Study: Autism social-skills training ineffective

Study: Autism social-skills training ineffective
Programs to teach social skills to children with autism are largely ineffective and result in little change outside the classroom, according to an Indiana University meta-analysis of 55 published research studies, which appears in this month's Journal of Remedial and Special Education. Although outcomes for such training were poor overall, programs in normal classroom settings were more likely to result in positive changes than those in pull-out settings. ScienceDaily (06/26/2007)

New heartbeat

We heard the always-inspiring sound in the world, this morning.

Around 150bpm, strong sounding baby.

Kai's Developmental Progress

Kai peeled the mandarin orange on his own (without any preps) and snacked on it!!

Other landmarks include:

* Moving dining chairs around the kitchen to explore previously- unreachable places such as counter top and kitchen sinks.

* Playing his favourite CD (LittlePeople Sing-along) on stereo

* Insists on putting the fireplace on on not-so-cold days

... also, Kai likes to carry his stuffed-Baby Ghost (Halloween is near) to spook you by holding it out in your face saying "Boo!"

2 years old

Mr. Birthday Boy at the Legi
He is operating his matchbox car.