Aulton has always been a really busy kid. He has had various forms of therapy since he was six months old. When he started school, his in-home/private services were discontinued, as he receives therapy at school. After he turned three, however, he was eligible for a state program called Long Term Care. He did not qualify for this program, which helps pay for medical expenses and therapy, when he was 18 months old. Now that he is three and is still delayed, he did qualify and we are going to start having private therapy again. I'm so very excited to start these services again. None of therapies will be at home, as Aulton pretends to fall asleep when the therapists come over. We will be doing therapy at clinics and in different locations to keep things interesting for him. If we go somewhere for therapy, it doesn't seem like it is a much work for him. Here is a look at our schedule:
Monday: school 9-12, speech 2
Tuesday: school 9-12
Wednesday: swimming (PT) 11:20
Thursday: school 9-12, music 1-2
Friday: speech 8-9, gym (PT) 9:30-10:30
He is also going to start hippotherapy (horses) soon and will use it for occupational therapy. I'm not sure what time will fit in with the busy schedule, but we will make it work.
At school he gets speech on various days, physical therapy on Mondays and occupational therapy on Thursdays. So, he will soon be getting 8 therapy sessions each week. We are so blessed to have these services in our lives.
