We are going to be starting occupational therapy for him
next week. He will be getting therapy twice a week. I am still in shock in a
way, and scared also, but I trust that this therapist has my son’s best
interests in mind. She is very talented in the things that she does, and I know
she will do what she thinks will help him the most. One of the things she wants
to incorporate with him is called iLS. iLS stands for interactive learning
system, and it helps sensory kids learn and do things the way that they should.
I have seen other patients use it before, but I have never seen them enough to
understand what they were doing, or if it was truly helping them or not. He is
going to be getting occupational therapy twice a week, but iLS therapy three
times a week. I am ready to get him going and begin to work on things that he
needs help with. I am ready to see my son behave and do things how he should. I
know that there will always be differences, but with therapy, it should get
easier. I am ready to learn how I can adequately help my son with things, and
not unintentionally harm him due to the sensory issues that he has. We are also
going to try to pursue occupational therapy in the school. He has an
articulation disorder and receives speech therapy in the school as well as in a
private therapy clinic setting, but we want to get occupational therapy set up
in the school alongside the therapy clinic. I don’t know if he will qualify
though. He scored terribly on the tests that she did, but I don’t know if he
did bad enough to get school therapy. School guidelines are pathetic with how
bad you have to be before you can get help. A lot of kids that I think actually
need therapy fall through the cracks due to their guidelines. I am grateful
that regardless of what happens in school that he will be able to get therapy
in the private clinic.
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