From Moderately Severe to Mildly Moderate
First, I want to thank you for praying about the upcoming school year schedule. The pieces seem to be falling into place, and the stress level is decreasing. We’ll “give it a go” on Monday.
Second, we want to share some very encouraging news that we received today!
A year-and-a-half ago (March, 2003) we used a test to evaluate how severe Hannah’s autism was. The test is called ATEC and is available on-line. Eighteen months ago we answered the detailed questionnaire and received the news that on a scale of 0-99 (0=mild, 99=severe) Hannah ranked in the 50-59 section: on the severe side of moderate.
Today we did the test questionnaire again. Hannah now ranks in the 20-29 section: halfway between mild and moderate! That’s a decrease in severity by half! Please join us in thanking the Father for His grace toward us. We’re very encouraged by the news and motivated afresh to keep chipping away at that remaining 20-29 score!
You have all played such an important role in Hannah’s progress, and we’re thankful for your faithful love, prayers, and encouraging words through the years.
April 5th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Thank you for this valuable resource. I just did the ATEC and I am going to take it in to the specialist at our local Children’s hospital when we are there next. It asked questions in a manner that allowed me to answer them without concern that it didn’t show my son as he really is. Blessings.