Wordless Wednesday! Such a great time for bloggers to post pictures instead of words. Today I'm posting both.
The little boy in the picture is Ryan, one of my nephews. He is wordless everyday. He has autism.
April is Autism Awareness Month.
Ryan has difficulty expressing his wants, needs, feelings, desires and such. Sometimes, like most children with autism, he hits. This shot shows a bruise on my arm after one of his episodes.
Ryan is now 8 and is involved in intensive therapy. His mom - my sister Lorri - works fulltime with Autism Speaks. 
For bloggers, it's fun and exciting to be wordless on Wednesdays. Being wordless can't be fun for Ryan.
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19 comments:
Thanks for sharing your family pictures :))
Happy WW !!
Oh my, Ryan is one handsome little fella!
I have a 9-year old nephew who is Autistic. Actually that is his secondary diagnosis, PDD/NOS. His primary diagnosis is brain injury. Fortunately, Tommy is high-functioning. He can speak. Also, after finally finding the right school placement last year, he is just learning to read. Yesterday, he blew his neurologist away by reading a short sentence for him!
My sister's best friend is more like your grandson. He's 10 and is completely non-verbal> He is prone to violent outbursts. He nearly bit 2 of his mothers fingers off about 2 years ago.
Some wonderful pictures. Thank you for sharing them with us. I thought you might be interested in my picture for today.
http://cheekfam.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/wordless-wednesday-x-marks-the-spot/
Ever heard of SPD? My grandson has the sensory part of it.
Wonderful post, my nephew also has autism and it is such a heartbreaking, complicated syndrome to deal with.
Ryan is such a handsome little guy. Thank you for sharing his story!!
What a sweet looking child. He is blesesed with a loving family.
He's a handsome little guy if you ask me. Well, you already know that.
Have a terrific day. :)
What an awesome post and I have to say Ryan is one handsome little guy! Helping to bring awareness to Autism is a wonderful thing. I hope you have an awesome day! :)
Great post. I just reviewed a book about Autism. I didn't know much about it until then. They are handsome boys. Lovely post.
Happy WW from Sara @ Mostly Wordless Wednesday HQ!
What a sweet little fellow. Happy WW!
I love your photos of Ryan:) Good choice!! Believe it or not I've worked with AUTISTIC children for the past 13 years--and those were the best times for me. Ryan looks like a great kid!!
Thanks for stopping by my WW post too!
Aloha,
Cindy
What a great WW! Ryan looks like an amazing young boy!!! I bet that he has alot to share with the world in his own way!!
How adorable is he! Great photos and he looks like a very sweet little boy. There was a boy a few years younger than me who rode my bus in high school. He was so cute and always had a smile on his face :)
he's a cutie pie
Ryan is such a cutie. I hope and pray that the therapy will help him tremendously.
Thank you for visiting my photo blog.
It is good there are people like you to speak up for those who can't.
Great post. My little brother is autistic. He's been in therapy and special schools for it sicn he reachedschool age. It has worked wonders,but he will be graduating "high school" this year. Not sure what happens (might want to ask my parents about that). Hope this little guy can get the same kind of help
He's adorable, thanks for sharing your link on my autism awareness post! All the best to you and your family.
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