FORMAL DIAGNOSTIC REPORT CONFIRMING ASHER'S AUTISM

This was without doubt the most  devastating news any parent could recieve grevious time in Michelle and Keith  lives,
as the couple also had 9 month old daughter Grace. 

Asher 4 and Grace 2                                                                  Nana Rachelle & Grace

My mother Rachelle was a very intrinsic part of Asher's therapy and recovery from Autism.  She assisted in his therapy, took him on training excursions and most especially spent alot of time with Grace, who by now was starting to really feel the typical effects of being the sibling to someone with a disability.  She would sit outside his therapy room and answer all his questions - really trying to help him!

Michelle says "I really felt  convicted God was testing me to now live up to the message of 100% Faith! in him that I  was preaching. We made a decision to cease our travelling ministry and pour all out efforts into our son with an early intervention program. We commenced a program called ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) which involved up to 40hrs per week on 1 0n 1 repetitive training.  It was extremely successful!  We  sowed the seed and God gave the increase.

  ASHER'S THERAPY ROOM AT HOME & PREP               ASHER & KEITH BOATING AND PLAYING AT 3 YEARS OLD   

 I consider the next 5 years to be without a doubt the most challenging and difficult experience I had ever endured, surpassing my ordeal at sea. This pervasive and all consuming disability taught  me a very different definition of 100% Faith!

This message I can now share with all those Mum's and Dad's suffering with the  enormous frustration and sense of absolute powerlessness ,that is Autism!

ASHER PLAYING AT 3 YEARS                                                  ASHER AT PLAYGROUP AT 4 YEARS      

 AND YES THERE WAS THE OBSESSION WITH TRAINS.!!  GRACE JOINED HIM 

     Asher & Elicia with Santa                                        Asher, Grace & Cousin Elicia at Currumbin Rock Pools          

God profoundly blessed us in the years of 2004-2008 in Tweed Heads NSW where we resided for 4 years.  He continued to send us wonderful people to stay in our home and be part of our family. Jon Fritzler and Drew Waldron who were American Homestay students lived with us for 1 year and it was without a doubt the most entertaining.  They were both pranksters and really took Asher under their wings and taught him how to be a man and still have alot of fun.

                                   
Drew, Asher , Grace & BF Maggie at Curummbin Rock Pools NSW

                                                    GRACE'S  9TH  BIRTHDAY  PARTY

    
 FLOODS IN NSW MADE FOR GOOD CAR SURFING , BUT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END!!!

   
11 YEARS OLD                          JON, MICH, ASHER & GRACE AT O'REILLY                      

     
Grace on crutches at Lakeside Christian College where Asher and her attended school for 4 years 

           
SHER SURFING AT SNAPPER ROCKS COOLANGATTA

ASHER & GRACE WORKING ON A JOINT PROJECT AT SCHOOL.  BOTH ARE IN GRADE 4 IN NSW.

 ASHER GIVING A PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS AT LAKESIDE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ON WEATHER.

Part of Asher's Rocket Fleet that he built himself 
entor and QRS Communications Director Ari Pirranean

                      Recovering a rocket that blew up