"INTENSIVE THERAPY"

Today was to be the first of many intensive 3 hour treatments for my sons autism.  We are expected to go 2 days a week.  We were advised to get around 40 hours in home treatment for intensive therapy.  That would complicate things further we thought.  Not to mention they canceled his 1st appointment today.  That was disappointing because I could have went with to meet the doctors and what they will do.  The other times, I will be at work and miss out.

My wife and I work opposite shifts.  We are practically 2 single parents raising our 2 children.  We want to get top of the line specialists who know how to treat this.  During these sessions he will see 4 different doctors who will work with different types of his social disorders.

We want to eliminate his sensory meltdowns.  We want to break his routines without him getting so upset.  He is very heartbroken over almost everything.  The phone rings.  I start talking.  He will stand there and cry until he says hello on the phone.  No matter who is on the other line.  After he says hello, bingo, all better.

When I do laundry, he will be upstairs playing.  As soon as I push the dryer button to start he runs downstairs and throws a fit.  "Push start!  Let me do it!"  He tantrums just over the push of a button.  This goes for starting the microwave and making toast.  It's alright if he is there and I will let him do it.  I should not have to go out of my way to get him just to push the button to advert a tantrum.

People look at him and see nothing wrong.  He is a beautiful, sweet boy.  They just don't see what it is like all day dealing with keeping him happy.  He is very smart and he likes to sing along to music.  He likes Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber.

Autism is known as the silent disease.  On the outside, the person looks normal.  On the inside, however, their brain is wired completely different.  They see the world in a whole different way.  This is why as parents we need to spread Autism Awareness.  1 in 100 children are diagnosed every day.  It may affect you or someone you know.