Preface viiWelcome Andrew: When Everything Was Normal: September 1996 - September 1998 1The Terrible Twos: A Forewarning of Things to Come: October 1998 - September 1999 7Our World Is Changing: Developmentally Delayed: October 1999 - September 2000 11Our Reality Check: Autism Spectrum Disorder: September 2000 - December 2000 25Introducing New Hope: Hippotherapy: January 2001 - March 2001 33Trying More New Things: Brush Therapy, Diet, Speech Clinic: March 2001 - August 2001 43One More Year of Preschool: Preparing for Kindergarten: August 2001 - December 2001 57Changes on the Horizon: Preparing to Move: January 2002 - May 2002 73Adjustments: New Address, New Town: June 2002 - August 2002 99Starting Kindergarten: We've Been Working Towards This Day: August 2002 - November 2002 107Stuck: Is This as Good as It Gets?: December 2002 - February 2003 119The ASD Dance: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: March 2003 - October 2003 127An Updated Diagnosis: Asperger Syndrome: October 2003 -July 2004 137Ending One Chapter, Starting Another: Parting Thoughts: July 31, 2004 151Resources 155Glossary 161