Getting With the Program

So, finally had another meeting with the social worker in charge of helping us get Alex into an in-home program. The docs recommended we get Alex into a program last November. And after much hurrying up and waiting, we were told that in another week or so, we'll be on the waiting list. Wow. I'm so excited.

And incredibly pissed off. Everything I read, and everything "they" tell me is to get into the therapy early. All the calls I've made, and the organizing of people, getting this information to that person I've done for the last 10 months, is wasted time, basically. They can't even give us a time frame for the waiting list. I just feel sick.

So, taking the reins. I'll be on their waiting list, but I'm not waiting. We're going to put Alex into speech therapy in addition to what the school provides, (I have no idea what this will cost, insurance will pick up some of it, if we take him to Wausau for it) and we'll do whatever we can at home. At least one of my jobs went away last week, so I'll have a bit more time at home for Alex, which is what I've been wanting anyway.

On the brighter side, Brad reported that Alex said "doh" when he wanted to play with his play-doh, and has been making the "ff" noise when he wants french fries. He actually took Brad to McDonalds while they were in the mall, which means that his awareness is good, or that he has a really good memory, which we knew.

So, like most days, good and bad.