Today Ezra stayed home from school, so one of the social workers could come and film him and me working. Micah was in playgroup, and we had an hour and a half to ourselves in the playroom. I found it was much easier to be in the moment and play with Ezra when I wasn’t worrying about Micah. The play session went great. Ezra’s eye contact was amazing and he really communicated what he wanted at least 30 % of the time. He loved the hammock that we use as a swing and used some imaginative play while in it, pretending to be on an airplane or in a restaurant. Trea also gave it a shot after filming and did really well. Ezra gave her several glances. After our session we watched the video on TV for review together with Ezra. I noted how much he enjoyed seeing me on TV. We’re supposed to get rid of all electronic devices as that is his -ism…his way of of turning off half his brain and staying in another world (and if you’re honest, it does the same to you too, right?). I had the idea though that I could video tape myself looking into the camera and telling stories, so Ezra would love to start looking into my eyes. Later in the day Ezra sought out more interaction with me than usual. Grandma came over and did a session with him. It was the first time that we closed the door of the playroom with me not in it, and predictably he screamed for 6 minutes and banged on the door, but after that it went really, really well. The most remarkable thing is that in the afternoon, his language suddenly increased. He was talking much more, making more eye contact and then he had a whole pretend play episode where he took the baby doll in the stroller to the hospital to see the doctor (me) and after the baby felt better, took her home to put her to bed. He even sang her several songs. It was the longest, most remarkable creative play he has ever done. I’m really excited. Such a huge difference after only 3 hours of son-rise time today. I can’t wait to see what will happen when we get all our volunteers trained and set up. I bet he’ll be in normal school by next year!