I wish I was closer so you could meet Aiden. He's almost 4 and has about 20 words. He has started speech and OT, goes to daycare and an early intervention intensive school two half days a week. These are wonderful things he has gotten into and it takes time to see big results but he's making small gains. A is still in nappies, obsesses over simple things (like cans, toys, blocks), is very violent due to frustration with being non verbal, has oodles of sensory issues and is just generally a difficult kid day to day. Aiden doesn't enjoy being read to (he screams), he doesn't pick his clothes (his sisters do), he doesn't repeat things or know body parts and frequently runs away. My house is like fort knox 24/7.

He has only recently started pretend play and that is because his speech therapist tries it with him. It started with DH and I spending 10 minutes passing a plastic cup back and forth pretending to drink and smacking our lips. The first time he did it once and then wandered off and now 6 months on he will do it himself. Now he will find lions or dinosaurs and make them roar and make car noises but that's it for now.