Our journey has taken us to an amazing place! Somewhere that seemed unimaginable just 5 years ago. I had so many ideas of where I wanted to go and what I wanted to accomplish 5 years ago. I was just unsure exactly what I should do to get to the place I knew I wantedContinue reading “Post 12 A Life With Purpose”
Author Archives: Shawn Guthreau
Post 11 Reduced Support
In early 2020 things were progressing very well in ABA. We were working with 3 therapists and doing 15 hours of therapy a week. Then we were hit by the pandemic. Obviously, the whole world has been massively affected by the unprecedented time, but we were suddenly on our own again. Like we were goingContinue reading “Post 11 Reduced Support”
Post 10 The Moment
Greyson changed a lot from the time he was 12 months to 18 months old. At a year of age, Greyson was saying baba and mama all the time. He was playing with new toys and playing with them in a different way. He was also playing with his food, and eating all different typesContinue reading “Post 10 The Moment”
Post 9 Blessings
The journey we have had so far has been a complete roller coaster ride. Nothing in my life could have prepared me for the experience. The emotional and physical tole was immense. In the beginning it was a grieving process. I was in denial, then I moved to anger and I was completely overwhelmed byContinue reading “Post 9 Blessings”
Post 8 Regression
During early intervention we encountered one of, if not the most difficult situations we have had along our journey. One day when my parents came over and walked in, Greyson immediately walked them to the door and tried pushing them out to leave. Obviously, they stayed and we had a good time. However, when weContinue reading “Post 8 Regression”
Post 7 Grey’s Personality Shines
It was a little before 2 years old when Greyson’s personality really started to shine! I really saw him coming into his own as his personality showed. He was happy, active, loving and always on the go. Previously, he was in his own world much of the time, he started to interact a little bitContinue reading “Post 7 Grey’s Personality Shines”
Post 6… Early Intervention Continues
Once Early Intervention had been in progress for a few months, I realized how valuable it was for Greyson and for us as a family. I have come to learn how important it is to start getting help as soon as possible. I could see the differences in Greyson pretty quickly and I know ifContinue reading “Post 6… Early Intervention Continues”
Post 5…Early Intervention Begins
I was not around much when Greyson started early intervention. I was working long hours, traveling and not at home during most of the sessions. I did work from home occasionally and got to participate from time to time. I did feel very guilty about not spending enough time in therapy. My emotions were tellingContinue reading “Post 5…Early Intervention Begins”
Lost
Post 4 Lost After processing the fallout from finding out that Greyson had autism, I found myself in an interesting situation. I found information was not easy to access nor were there resources. Alexandria was diving into anything and everything she could find on the subject. It motivated me to try and do the same.Continue reading “Lost”
Fallout
Post 3 Fallout The fallout from finding out about Greyson’s autism was immense and paralyzing for me. At the time we had many other challenges, I was traveling a lot for work and Alex was on her own a lot. We lacked knowledge about autism and had minimal support in the beginning It felt likeContinue reading “Fallout”