A day or two ago I spoke with our insurance company. They told me they would cover 100% of 90 sessions for additional therapy at JFK hospital. Well today I called the hospital rehab center to see if I can get him in a program. Shayna was such a sweet person and very helpful. She asked a few questins and said the intake nurse, Tatianna, will call me back to schedule the evaluations.
We are going to try to get him into Speech, Ocupational, and Feeding therapy. I couldn't be happier. I swear I will get this child all the help I can find in order to get him better and become self-sufficient.
Taria
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Moving in the right direction...
I'm proud to say that AJ is 100% poo poo trained while in the house!! You can't see me, but I'm doing the happy dance right now. He's still lazy when it comes to going pee pee but we are working on that. I'm just beyond thrilled.
I think since getting his own computer in November his vocabulary has jumped way up. He loves to go to the sesame street website and watch the videos they have online. It is the greatest thing to hear him repeat words, or imitate the rythem of a song. I swear it brings me to tears sometimes as I just sit back and watch him.
We were also informed by our insurance company that we can open a case file with them for AJ and he can get additional therapy. WOO FRIGGIN HOO!!!!! Tomorrow I'll call the hosiptal and see if they have any speech programs for autistic children that he can join.
Today for the first time I can picture a self sufficient future for my son. Wow, it feels so good to imagine him going to a typical high school, playing sports, having friends, having a girlfriend (oh my!!), going to college, getting married, and having children of his own. I can see it, and because I can see it that will be more motivation for me to help him get better.
I know he will never be cured, but I have hope that he will be better.
Taria
I think since getting his own computer in November his vocabulary has jumped way up. He loves to go to the sesame street website and watch the videos they have online. It is the greatest thing to hear him repeat words, or imitate the rythem of a song. I swear it brings me to tears sometimes as I just sit back and watch him.
We were also informed by our insurance company that we can open a case file with them for AJ and he can get additional therapy. WOO FRIGGIN HOO!!!!! Tomorrow I'll call the hosiptal and see if they have any speech programs for autistic children that he can join.
Today for the first time I can picture a self sufficient future for my son. Wow, it feels so good to imagine him going to a typical high school, playing sports, having friends, having a girlfriend (oh my!!), going to college, getting married, and having children of his own. I can see it, and because I can see it that will be more motivation for me to help him get better.
I know he will never be cured, but I have hope that he will be better.
Taria
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Emotional Movies
What is it that happens to a women when she gives birth? Before I had my son I cried at a total of 4 movies.
Steel Magnolias
Beaches
Man on the Moon
Armagedon
Since having AJ I can't take movies that tug at your heart anymore. I'm sitting here watching Deep Impact. It's a movie that has two commets hurling themselves at the earth basically destroying all life. The first commet hits and sends a mega tsunami size tidal wave that wipes out the east. One of the characters and her father go to the beach and wait to die. Another character forces her daughter and infant son to flee for higher ground and they stay behind. The crew of astronauts that are trying to stop the commet have to say their teary good-byes to their families.
I'm sitting here an absolute mess because I love my son to death, but I don't know if I would have the courage to force him to flee or give him to someone else and wait for death to take me. It's kinda how I feel now. If he can't snap out of his autism and get to a point where he can support himself then one day I'm going to have to hand him over to for someone to take care of when it's my time to go.
I can't bare the thought.
Steel Magnolias
Beaches
Man on the Moon
Armagedon
Since having AJ I can't take movies that tug at your heart anymore. I'm sitting here watching Deep Impact. It's a movie that has two commets hurling themselves at the earth basically destroying all life. The first commet hits and sends a mega tsunami size tidal wave that wipes out the east. One of the characters and her father go to the beach and wait to die. Another character forces her daughter and infant son to flee for higher ground and they stay behind. The crew of astronauts that are trying to stop the commet have to say their teary good-byes to their families.
I'm sitting here an absolute mess because I love my son to death, but I don't know if I would have the courage to force him to flee or give him to someone else and wait for death to take me. It's kinda how I feel now. If he can't snap out of his autism and get to a point where he can support himself then one day I'm going to have to hand him over to for someone to take care of when it's my time to go.
I can't bare the thought.
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