Gavin

Hi my name is Dylan and I am going to be two years old in September. I have a big brother his name is Gavin. He will be four in August. We do all kinds of things together like playing with blocks and with cars. We are both learning how to count objects and ask for things that we want. My mommy says that we are both her little men and that my big brother is a very special person. He may not be able to talk a lot yet and needs help with certain things but he will always be my big brother. And we are learning from each other as we grow.

Hi I am Gavin and Dylan's mom. We first started to notice that Gavin was having a problem with his speech and doing some puzzles. We just thought that he would advance at his own pace and would catch up. But as he reached 18 months and still wasn't speaking only in repetition and in song. We finally had to admit that something wasn't right. So between our pediatrician and the help from Early Intervention Program we began the long process of testing. We didn't know that Gavin was autistic until just this last fall. It was the hardest thing to have to hear. To know that there is no cure and that he will always have this was really painful. We have reached a point where we are confident that with continued therapy and school that we will be able to help him achieve a balance in his life.

We thank God everyday that he has given us such special children and we wouldn't change anything about them.