Interesting Time at the Fair

So we spent about 4 hours at the fair this evening. I don't think Reece wanted to be there. The area where the rides were was certainly too busy and loud for him. He has a sensory processing disorder. Sometimes he does well. Others he doesn't. But there were some areas where the animals and petting zoos were that he did quite well.

In the Bunny Barn he literally went cage by cage (there were hundreds of them) to peek in on each rabbit to say hello. He loved the goats and sheep. Funny, but hearing the sheep say "baaah" sounded remarkably similar to how Reece sounds when he says "Ahmbee" (Mommy). He did play a few games and won a prize (he chose a slinky). My youngest won two goldfish. We have 4 cats. It will be an interesting night.

For a while now I've been thinking Reece is mildly autistic on top of his Down Syndrome, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder. Doctors always say he isn't. But in reading an article on Autistic Spectrum Disorder, maybe he is. It's hard because the other three challenges often ask as a mask, making behavioral diagnoses difficult to pin down. We've had him evaluated by several highly regarded specialists but, nothing. I think we'll have him tested again now that he's 7, more verbal, and further along congnitively.