The child that Autism forgot

This is a video that we found of Mowgli while we were cleaning up some files from our old computer a few months ago. In 41 seconds, Mowgli shows evidence of joint attention, shared enjoyment, social perception, and social reciprocity - which are all traits that you generally don't see in autistic children. He no longer does these things and he hasn't for quite some time, though occasionally we will see glimpses or short bursts of it, which makes us think that the same little boy is still stuck inside somewhere.

Amy and I beat ourselves up all the time about not catching it earlier. Yet, once you see evidence of normal development in your child, it is hard to believe that they could not only stop doing new things, but would also struggle with the stuff that they are already good at.

It is hard to watch this video, but it is also super-cute, so I like to watch it and half laugh/half cry on a regular basis. This is the boy that Autism forgot: