So Christy would have told you about all the cashola available if he did go through a formal process and was diagnosed?
Even if she has I will repeat it for the benefit of everyone because it's really important for people to know about it.
If you end up with an aspy dx, you get (for the under 6's) $12,000 to spend over the period of 2 years on ALL the therapists you will need.
I wish wish wish I had done it earlier (and $$$ was a huge problem for me), because now I can see all the things available to him, I can see what a HUGE difference it would have made. One year of the things I have only just started with him, could literally have been the difference between a slightly bumpy transition to school and where we are now. With me having to homeschool DS until we can 'catch him up' on the emotional side.
I'm pretty sure there is also a 'helping to get diagnosis' type medicare rebate available if you suspect Autism/Aspergers.
Yeah I know all about the cash, T in my classes mum told me about it. Its also annoying that ASD children get teachers aide time at school but heaps of other probs get none. (not that I begrudge them the time they need more its just that so do other needs)
Lu- did Cyclone go to preschool ? R has been going this year and at the start his teacher really suspected ASD but now she says she thinks its a language prob. What did his preschool teacher's say ?
I think I need to call and make an appt with the paed pscych just so I know for myself once and for all and also to get R all the help he needs. Thanks Lu for making me take my head out of the sand LOL
As I've said elsewhere, I'm a bit of a discipline nazi (for the important stuff anyway, I'm also a messy person so I don't give two hoots about mess as long as it doesn't smell, isn't sticky and you can still walk around the house without injury - and it does actually get cleaned up occasionally not be permanent) so DD#1 is quite well behaved, very good at school, etc etc. The little one has picked up what we try and impart better than the big one so she's politer and more helpful but she's two so it comes with tantrums It helps that DD#1 doesn't generally ask questions, so she doesn't ever nag for anything (she hints and complains instead), and this makes her look extremely well behaved. So none of her teachers have ever flagged an issue. They use words like 'intriguing' about her stories of people being murdered in horrible ways, with illustrations to match (her life-long favourite topic).
I have a feeling that if I just let DD#1 get away with everything she wants to get away with and not give her any boundaries, or make idle threats that aren't followed through (all of which happen sometimes when she is visiting other people), she'd be really horrible, as she often is when she comes back from holidays. But this applies to any child.
I'm reading all sorts of (awesome) books lately - but I still haven't worked out the death/kill thing! DS is currently reading a book on tanks in the military.
mrsmac, he did go to preschool and I worked pretty closely with the teacher (spoke to her nearly every session etc), she didn't give me any indication he wouldn't be ready for school.....but then again I missed the last parent/kinder interview. I since find via the psych who did his assesment that she felt he wasn't ready. We spoke often about my choice of school etc so I was a bit surprised to hear that. Tbh, I don't think it would have made a difference as to how things turned out.
What else would I have done with a 5.5 year old if he didn't go to school? I just never considered an alternative tbh. He seemed pretty good in so many other ways....
I just wondered if the pre school had picked anything up, not very good that she never informed you he wasn't ready for school! As you say what the hell else would you do with him, its not like you can just decide to skip it!
How is he going at the new school? Is he there yet ?
I am feeling very down about it all today, doesn't help that my class have been off their faces because of the wind and I had staff meeting and now I have to tutor.
Anyone want to run away with me for a while?
we have 2 set days for daycare now im so excited tuesday mornings 9am to 12.30 and thursdays 12.30 till 4.30
hes getting better with words no sentances
and the meltdowns well nothing i cant handle
hoping to get him ready for kindy next year but i dont want to send him if hes not ready its so hard to know when tho
its always good to hear from you MM. Is young Murray seeing any specialists yet??
Cheers for a bit of a break and well done for handling those meltdowns. I didn't think I'd ever be able to handle it somedays. I felt like a fricken champion for getting though the day...now sometimes I am meh about it.
when he gets too much i take him to my mums and she takes over i think ild go narnas without my mum
the daycare are wonderful as its a verry small daycare he dosent get overwellmed on his days there are onlly 7 kids
atm they are setting up his early intervention and he needs to see his pead again soon for a review i moved house in may so the whole changing over of services has been slow verry slow still no OT or Speachy yet
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It helps that DD#1 doesn't generally ask questions, so she doesn't ever nag for anything (she hints and complains instead), and this makes her look extremely well behaved. So none of her teachers have ever flagged an issue. They use words like 'intriguing' about her stories of people being murdered in horrible ways, with illustrations to match (her life-long favourite topic).
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