BY JACLYN COSGROVE, Staff WriterErik Lira hasn’t been smacked in the leg with a milk jug in a while. That was his son’s way of communicating. But over the past year, Erik and his wife, Ivonne, have seen a change in their 3-year-old son Joshua, thanks to Early Foundations, a specialized program for children with autism. “Before he went to Early Foundations, if he wanted something — let’s say he wanted milk — he would go to the kitchen, open the refrigerator, get the milk and come hit you with the milk,” Erik Lira said.Read more on NewsOK.com