I had a transition meeting for Max today because Alta booted him when he tuned 3. This was to see what to do with him in the school system. I met with with a woman named Jennifer and she just so happened to work with kids with autism for the past 12 years. She started many programs out here in Elk Grove for them as well.
I did the whole speech of how Max behaves, his quirks, language delay yadda yadda yadda. I swear she had a halo around her head. I snuck Damian's behavior in as well and how he is around the house.
"That's autism."
blink blink
come again??
I could hear the angels.."HALLELUJAH!!!!!"
Only because I've been waiting for this. It's not a diagnosis..YET..but we'll get that soon I'll guarantee it! I hugged this woman. I called her an angel. Elk Grove school district has soo many programs for children like Damian and Max. We cannot wait.
Back to Max! He will be evaluated by the assessment center and we will try and qualify him for a self-contained classroom setting. In other words...free preschool!!! :) They will have speech, O.T., social skills classes...I'm tearing up as I write this.
We are blessed with these children that we have. I look at Max and Damian in another light now. They are so special, as are our other kids, they just process the world differently than you and I do. Simply put.
Just a liitle reminder of how funny, cute, loving, loud, demanding and mischevious Damian is...
And how silly, stubborn, adorable, angelic and sneaky Maxie is!
She also said one more thing that will stick with us for this whole long journey.
"This is NOT a death sentence."
Damn right it's not.
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