No Freaking Way.

So, we had heard from parents (all twelve of them)who have children with Ring 18 Syndrome, that we would notice the cognitive benefits of the growth hormone treatment within a few weeks. They told me the physical growth wouldn't appear for a few months. I kind-of thought, "Uh-huh. Sure, Deak will just "appear" smarter." Although, I secretly hoped.
A couple of days ago I bought a book at Walmart for Deak. The book has simple pictures (ie. Dog, duck, shoes, ball) and then a sidebar with buttons that have the same picture, and when pushed say what the picture is. We played a little with it Monday, and he loved the picture of the dog, and that was that.
Last night, I got out the book again to play with him. I began opening the pages and asking him, "Where's the car?" (His new favortie obsession). He turned, looked at me, and touched the button that said "car." My first thought was, "Very funny. That must've been a fluke." So, I did the same process with "shoes." Once again, he pushed the button for shoes - all on his own. I then looked at Deakon and said, "No Freaking Way Deakon." He smiled and we continued to do this for about 1/2 hour.
Later on that evening when we got home, I showed Blair. I thought it wouldn't happen again - things couldn't happen this fast. Deak did it again...and this time would initiate the buttons he wanted the page to turn to. Blair sat there with the same look of "No Freaking Way."
This morning, Deak did it again. This time for Jentry. He definetly prefers the car button and page...which is so funny. It is so freaking amazing to be able to "hear" him communicate to us. I have fought with doctors and therapists for the past two years, trying to explain to them that Deak is a whole hell of a lot smarter than they give him credit for...he just wasn't able to express it in a typical way. I think I'll let Deak tell them next round.