Right Im back with 5 mins of peace (thankgod for ABC2!)
So we've been waiting to find the $$$ to get Ripleys assessments done. Its been a nightmare especially because we are on time constraints as we are moving in June. The child psych we saw recommended having two cognitive assessments done and the ADOS, but to do it with them it was going to cost us $2000 (yeah I know). So we've just left it and tried to save up but things just keep cropping up that eat at our savings.
Fast forward to today. I did some begging and pleading around the traps and managed to find a psych that will do the cognitive assessment (only one of the two) for $400 (heavily discounted). Seeing as Ds2's behaviour is getting worse Ive decided to just book it and go from there. So we are heading off on tuesday () at 9am for the Stanford Binet testing. I found a different psych that does the ADOS assessment over 4 1-1.5hr sessions for $180 each appointment and if you have a paed referral you can claim $80 back each appointment. So Im going to book that for whenever the next available appointment is. Atleast then it isnt upfront $$$, the only downside is it'll take around 1-2mths to finish up and get the results.
Im terrified theyll find nothing abnormal even though everyone, including the current psych and speech therapist, say its plain to see he's not normal. We've just got to figure out HOW he isnt normal and that where the assessments come into play.
On top of that, his daycare teacher has pulled me up twice about his lack of interaction with the other kids. He has been going to this daycare since Sept 2009, so well over 18mths. He just moved up to the preschool room in January but he moved up with a bunch of his friends from the nursery room so its not a case of not knowing anyone or moving to a new environment, he even knew the teachers from when Ds1 went there in early 2010. She was quite concerned given that she knows Ds2 quite well. He wont even play with his little girlfriends (identical twins, theyre all so cute together lol) anymore which is what really sent up alarm bells. He just sits off on his own and plays. He doesnt even talk to anyone, only the teachers if they approach him. Theyre going to do up a behavioural observation for me to take to whomever needs it.
God I cannot wait for this to end. Sounds bad wanting to label your kid but it will just end alot of stress and worry and frustration of not knowing how to help him.
Anyway I'll end it there because we have speech therapy in half hour and I have to drop the kids at my mothers before we go.
Have a big peice of chocolate as a reward for reading to the end
you'll get there guys, it's a long road but once you get to the top it does get a little easier.
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