Thank God it's...

It's bed time on Thursday, and we are brushing teeth.

Aditya: "I am so glad tomorrow is the last day of conferences"

Baba: "Really!  How come?"

Aditya: "Because when there are (parent teacher) conferences school ends at 1pm. Then there is no creative ex."

Baba: "Wow... so you mean you are missing Creative Ex?"

Aditya: "Yeah!"

Baba: "Wow... this is amazing. Sounds like the third slot is what you like the most."

Aditya: "Yes!"

Baba: "But that wasn't so last year right?"

Aditya: "Yeah. Last year's creative ex was different. I didn't like it."

Baba: "Well I am really excited and happy for you that you are liking it this year!"

Why is this a big deal? (AND IT IS A BIG DEAL FOR US.)

"Creative Ex" last year (in kindergarten) was a totally unstructured (read chaotic) activity which Aditya had a challenge with.  He was having to deal with the collective energy of all those little kids, and not knowing what to do while everybody seemed to be fine just "exploring something creative to do" with supplies (e.g. cardboard, beads, etc) provided by the teacher and/or aide.

So when he said he cannot wait until he gets to do creative ex again next week... I was OVERJOYED!

Something magical is going on here.  His brain is actually undergoing a change!  Or maybe all kids with autism have the ability to do this... we as the parents just had to let him do it:-)