ST & OT

Jesse had a great session with his speech therapist today. They are working on identifying emotions...starting with happy and working toward positive thought patterns and self talk. They started a scrapbook of things that make him happy and one of the pictures he drew was ice cream (a kid after my own heart!) She asked him to write about things that make him happy, but he said he didn't want to write because it hurt. I knew he had been resisting writing more and more, but didn't realize it was physically painful for him. The therapist highly recommended getting J some OT to address the writing issue. His lack of writing when asked is affecting how he sees himself (not good at writing and spelling) and that view will eventually spill over into the larger picture of himself. I think it's already done some of that.

So, I happened to meet an OT last weekend that our ST knows and when I mentioned her, our ST highly recommended her. They used to work together at another clinic. I'm waiting to hear back from the OT regarding cost...they don't take insurance. Not sure how we're going to swing a DAN doctor, ST, AND an OT, but we'll see what happens.

I'm feeling a little guilty because I think Hunter could really benefit from ABA therapy, but that's not covered by insurance either. At least he's getting some counseling and seeing a psychiatrist. I'm hoping to get some guidance counseling next month to determine the best school curriculum for the next 3 years. Another $50 an hour for that. We'll see what finances look like next month...