The lady from ABA Chicago emailed me. She has a colleague, in Joliet, that is willing to see Mason in the next 2wks, I just have to call him. I'm not sure if I should or not. It's odd to me, that this lady, who works w/autistic kids, would refer us to another clinic. It's sort of raising red flags for me, and I'm not sure if I'm over-reacting to it or not.
On another note, the school system called back, and Mason is scheduled to be evaluated next Friday morning! Yay! Progress! Unfortunately, they don't make a definate decision (on whether or not he qualifies for thier services) until he sits through a class or 2 observed. Because it's so close to the end of the year, that won't happen until the fall. The good thing, is, that she will be able to give me a good idea if he will qualify or not. She can't tell me 100%, but she will have a pretty good idea. So if she thinks he will qualify, then I will call DNS and tell them he won't be going there next year. I really don't think he will do very well in a classroom setting, as far as interacting w/the other kids, anyway. I *hope* he will listen to the teacher, LOL. Anyway, if he does qualify for the special ed pre-school, he would just end up starting a week or 2 late.
So, now we have to decide whether we keep him in Wee Care for group therapy, wait and see what the school says, all while continuing to persue the ever-elusive appointment at UIC. I'm told UIC is the place to be for autism. Or do we go into one of the other autism clinics and get him eval'd there, much quicker the UIC can. I'm not sure what to do now.
What am emotional rollercoaster this is! I just want my kid to get the help that he needs!!
I will update, later, when we know more. For now, I'm going to try and find a copy of "Welcome to Holland." It really sums up what this has been like for us.
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