Evan is hugging me around my neck right now. He smells so good and sweet, and you can't help but love him. And then he's done with me and runs off to bug Mike. So fleeting is my son's affection. But I can't blame him, Daddy's got the PS2 on.
It's been a good week here, for the most part. Nothing earth shattering going on, just slow progress from day to day. And I'll settle for slow progress over no progress anytime.
I finally talked to Ev's caseworker, and she said that nothing really changes on Ev's IEP because of the PDD-NOS diagnosis. That was a little discouraging for me, because I had always thought that autism was the magic word that opens all therapy doors. Wrong again! I smell another uphill battle for services.
She did say she would send me info on a support group here in town (helpful) and some info about autism (not as helpful). I've known what autism was since I was a teenager, but I've done lots of homework on it over the last few years-- since Mikaele's son was diagnosed and even more so since doctors started suggesting it with Evan. I don't know if a packet will help me all that much.
And I'm sure I'll need help.
Posted by jenny at March 17, 2005 10:46 PMBecause everything you need to know about autism can be put into a nice little packet ;)
Posted by: mikaele at March 18, 2005 06:35 AMI'm predicting your child will find the formula and the ability to harness nuclear fusion and will save mankind. That being said, my cousin (who is autistic) is an absolute genius and lives/works in New Zealand for a global company. I definitely think Evan has a bright future ahead of him.
Posted by: RichardZ.com at March 18, 2005 10:35 AM
