I made it through Liberty's eligibility meeting. Basically, by law in certain states, before a child turns six years old, he has to be tested and given a label. The testing is for eligibility for continued services in the school system. Florida's law recently changed so that the previous label of DD or Developmentally Delayed could change to Autistic Spectrum Disorder. In many states, children are not tested until eight years old because of the big growth spurt that can occur.
At any rate, I made it through without crying, without becoming too depressed. I know that the tests are only snapshots in time of where we think he might be developmentally. We decided it was not necessary to change anything in the IEP we just did in April.
But, it's still hard. No first grade for my boy, just "primary" ESE class. The teacher and both assistants who adore Liberty will be leaving. Budget cuts have made rearrangement necessary and that's sad. I get used to folks and come to depend on the ones that Liberty adores.
On a brighter note, Liberty used scissors all by himself for the first time in OT - no modified scissors, no hand over hand. It's a pretty big deal!
We have an appointment with his doctor Monday and I am asking for chelation finally. I feel that the MB-12 shots have helped tremendously and that has helped him to detoxify from metals. I really want to try chelation. I'm looking over what Dr. Bock says about it, and also Andy Cutler. I would love to hear your experiences with different methods.
School's out for us tomorrow. I can't wait to see how Lib does in autism camp in 2 weeks.
I wish everyone a wonderful summer!
3 comments:
Wow! The scissors! That skill took Riley FOREVER to master.
It is a huge deal!
Wow!
Scissors are huge. HUGE!!!!!!
I'm a mom with an autistic son. I have enjoyed seeing what other parents are doing with their kids, and I have found that a careful chelation schedule can do wonders. My son is on a M, W, F schedule and then his heavy metals are tested every several weeks and dosage readjusted. His Dr. says it will take about 1 year for all my sons high metals to get at a good level. Just thought I'd share. You are helping other parents with autistic kids by sharing all you do for Liberty! Thanks!
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