There was a time when Christopher was oblivious to his surroundings. Early signs of Autism includes not pointing and not following a point. We had to physically put the object in Christopher's hands for him to notice it. We were outside yesterday and he looked up and said airplane. He is able to point at things and follow a point (mostly). There are even occasions he will bring us stuff he is interested in, such as looking at a book.
One of the cutest things he started doing has to do with "no". Sometimes I have to prompt him by asking a question and saying "yes or no" at the end of it. Other times, Christopher is quick to say "no" and if you don't pay attention to his answer, you may get the verbalization with a sign or even a trip to the PECS book where he has a "No" card. I wasn't sure how the "Yes" and "No" cards were going to work but he's made it work. There are other cards he still ignores but I keep them available for him.
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