This week has been busy. I commend anyone who has children with special needs because it is hard work and it takes a lot of time and energy. Our week started with my parent interview at Hope Haven. My friend watched my kids while I went to the appointment. I got asked questions like "does your child smile back if you smile at him?" And "Does your child acknowledge you if his name is called?" I sat for 1.5 hours painting a picture of my child to the specialist. The next day John and I went to the evaluation portion. Another friend of mine watched Kate. I am so thankful for my friends helping me during the testing process. The first hour he played with toys and the specialist tried to get John to do various tasks. Some he could do and some he couldn't. When it came to pretend play, he was not interested at all. He did really well until we transitioned to occupational therapy. By this point he was done with their requests and did have a few tantrum moments. Transitions are hard for John. They told us they would follow up with us in a few weeks. We also went to speech therapy twice this week at Wolfson's which is going well and helping John communicate better.
Like I have stated before this is a long process. I feel like most of our days now are filled with therapies and I spend time more time teaching and doing things that may come more natural for others. This is our life right now. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. My days will be filled with occupational therapy, speech therapy, teaching my child to play with toys the "correct" way, and learning how to cope in unfamiliar situations. I may be spending a lot of time and have busy weeks but this intervention will matter now so we may not have all these things later.
