Just wanted to update. I had the first meeting with the EI people last
night, Some positive things will be happening this year.
1. The teachers are in the process of being trained in floortime and will be offering it this year.
2.
The autism consultant is going to the USA for a month to work with some
of your best minds to see what else she can do for our kids this year
and next.
3. I am being put in a program called more than words,
currently there is only 8 kids in my state in the program. The woman
running it is meant to be amazing at getting kids with autism
speaking. we all think Sharlet is showing signs that she is ready to
start speaking.
4. The autism consultant told me that she has
worked with over a thousand kids with autism in her career and she can
tell me with confidence that she doesn't think that Sharlet will remain
moderate-severe as her dx says. She thinks that she will end up
presenting as HFA by the time she is 6 yrs or so. This was amazing to
hear, as she is the first person to really say that(who has met
Sharlet) and I really do respect her experience.
5. They will be offering some home visits this year.
I am feeling more positive than I have since the dx at the moment, I'm excited to see what progress she will make!
Congrats, again! I updated the other thread - you can read my thoughts there :)
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