ABA isn't that bad....

 Aba therapy is growing on me. no meltdowns since day one. I'm not naive enough to believe there will never be another aba meltdown but hey so far so good right? We're adjusting to the new schedule all very sleepily. Jack is taking it the hardest but then it takes more out of him.

Monday- School from 8:00 am to 2:40 pm during school adaptive P.E. from 9:30 am-10: am.  Then Aba  from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm.

Tuesday- School from 8:00 am to 2:40 pm during school Occupational Therapy from 10:15 am - 11:00 am. Then  Aba from 3:00 pm- 5:30 pm.

Wednesday-  School from 8:00 am to 2:40 pm during school no activity. Then Aba from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Thursday-School from 8:00 am to 2:40 pm during school Speech Therapy from 8:30 am -9:00 am.Then Aba from 3:00 pm -5:30 pm.

Friday- School from 8:00 am to 2:40 pm during school Speech Therapy from 8:30 am - 9:00 am. Then Aba from 3:00 m - 5:30 pm.

It's been a while

I know, I know it's been a while. I know people say no news is good news but I've come to find that's isn't always the case. A lot has happened. Jack got the actual flu broke out in unexplainable hives. (seriously since November) Doctor and Specialist can't figure it out. Yesterday we started Aba therapy. Let me start by saying while the supervisor and therapist them selves are lovely. I absolutely hated every single second of it. I don't care for being told I've not being doing things correctly or I haven't done things I should have by people who've known my son for all of two hours. I understand I asked for this. I understand the point. I understand it's beneficial to Jack. I also understand I don't want to do it anymore. I do not want to watch my son turn into this version of himself I don't know. I am well aware of the saying growth is pain change is ugly blah blah blah he is a six year old little boy and I'm just having a hard time getting behind anything that causes him to scream and become so violent I his own mother no longer recognize him. Yesterday was hard for him but it broke me.

In This House We Never Give Up...

we persisted ...

This week was a good week. Not a great or perfect week just a good one and I am grateful for that. there has been a lot of emotions these last weeks. Anger, worry, fear, understanding and finally acceptance. Our life and no one else's will ever be perfect and I for one Love our life. I love our son and I wouldn't change a thing even on the worst days.

Held my hand through the whole movie

Thankful

Then there were two....

I haven't written much because there hasn't been much to write. Until yesterday. Yesterday is what I am hopping is a turning point for us. Yesterday we went an entire day with out a melt down! Jack was even able to ride the bus home. We are so caught up in yesterdays success that it carried over to today. That's right TWO! great days in a row. We couldn't be happier or prouder of his progress.
 I plan to write a post about our recent IEP ( independent education plan) meeting soon just still processing all that happened.