It may seem like such trivial news to some of you, but I wanted to let everyone know about a big development in Sebastian's life.

I mentioned in an earlier post how we found it very serendipitous that we just happen to move right across from two other households who have children with either Asperger's Syndrom or High Functioning Autism and attend the SECEP class that Sebastian began on Monday, especially considering there is only eight kids in the calss. Things are already going really well and the teacher has commented on how well Sebastian has fit in and that he has already made friends. He is also doing very well at his studies and able to complete his homework during their study time. Yesterday Sebastian said he was invited over to one of his classmates home to play video games (apparently video games are very popular amongst SECEP students). I walked Sebastian over there figuring that the the boy probably didn't tell his mother, and it probably wasn't going to happen and things looked grim when the boy was actually at piano lessons. This morning however, the boy's mother talked to me (she happens to work at Keegan's school) and apologized that she had forgot about the lessons before agreeing that Sebastian could come over. She seemed just as glad as we are that her son is reaching out and trying to be involved with another boy his age. I believe Sebastian is a grade level younger and may actually be a few years younger based on the boy's appearance. But, today will be the first day Sebastian has ever gone over to a classmates house to play! It is a very big step for someone with Sebastian's uniqueness.