Back in Business Baby

Man oh man does it feel like it’s been ages since I last let you all in on the madness that is early intervention. A lot has changed since I last wrote and that doesn’t mean there’s less on my plate.

Excuse the rambling for there will be much of it

If you’ve been following along last time Abel no longer had speech at all and his other therapies were being out on hold (PT/OT) due to insurance authorizations and what not. Yeah well, apparently they dropped the ball on doing them on time and everyone at the office was taking turns telling me different bits of inaccurate information. Well, two angry voicemails and me walking the line between persistent and all out crazy mom mode later and… WE ARE BACK IN ACTION!!

Abel’s insurance is officially changed over without a hitch and they authorized his therapies for another six months! His Occupational and Physical Therapy are both back as of this week and it feels great to put some normalcy back into our days. The cherry on top is that we now have a speech therapist who is phenomenal. At our first meeting she knew so much about just what it’ll take to get through to someone on the spectrum and has catered her plans to what Abel will want and need from his time with her. It’s in office unlike his other therapies which I know will be a pain but I’m just counting my blessings and worrying about the rest later at this point. It’s just nice to get something going in the right direction.

It is a relief to have these ladies by my side working toward a common goal but my load is far from clear. All of the DIY therapies have created a monster and I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole that is giving the kiddos a preschool-ish feel at home. There’s getting Aiven Pre-K ready and big hopes of having Abel ready enough to take on a preschool setting part time when Aiven goes off to school in the fall. We’re taking this one day at a time taking their lead on what they’re ready for. Until then my laminator and craft supplies are getting a whole lot of use lol