Took our 5 year to Seattle Children's for an autism evaluation yesterday [View all]

An APRN and a front desk staffer met with us for about 2 hours. We have a survey to fill out and return, and one for his teacher.

School is out, but he's getting ESY this summer, and I know the teacher will jump right on it. She's awesome!

Wife seems stuck in dread over his future worrying who will take care of him. I tend to operate at the other end of the spectrum and see a highly functional, intelligent, if crafty and mischievous, little creature who stands an excellent chance of becoming something really great in life.

He has a hacker mindset, and I expect he's going to be cracking passwords on the computer within a couple of years. He's also becoming an avid cyclist. I've taken him out on 6+ mile rides, and I suspect that's going to increase over time.