Brady's ABA center has a receptionist who is more than a receptionist. I think of her as a member of Brady' team cheering him on and praying for him. I don't think she realizes (I think now she will) how her words have picked me up and supported me when I needed them. She has seen me in moments of sheer joy at his accomplishments and she's seen me in tears overwhelmed and falling apart. She genuinely cares about all the children who attend the center and she cares about the causes of and treatment of autism. She's always reading a new book, article, or study. I'm starting to worry about my own research because sometimes she's a few steps ahead of me. -chuckle-
Anyhow Michele....thank you. I'm thankful for you and your participation in Brady's recovery.
~Angela~
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
How cute is he?
I love this picture. This is the night I bought the glasses for Brady to get used to. He actually smiled at first but of course quickly yanked them off.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Firstly I have to say that we are so lucky to have Reaching Potentials. Today I had a talk with Mrs.G and she is going to modify Brady's schedule a bit to help us with the costs. What a relief! Thank you!!
One of the things I love so much about them is that they truly and honestly love Brady. They hope and pray for him just like we do. They are invested in seeing him succeed. They've always been here for us. I completely trust them with Brady and know he is in loving (but stern when need be) hands.
Another thing is that Mrs.G runs an excellent program. She has high standards for our therapists and knows how to pick the right ones. I always joke because not only are they awesome hard working girls but they are darned pretty too.
One of the things I love so much about them is that they truly and honestly love Brady. They hope and pray for him just like we do. They are invested in seeing him succeed. They've always been here for us. I completely trust them with Brady and know he is in loving (but stern when need be) hands.
Another thing is that Mrs.G runs an excellent program. She has high standards for our therapists and knows how to pick the right ones. I always joke because not only are they awesome hard working girls but they are darned pretty too.
Exciting things coming up!!
On February 25th Brady is starting HBOT at Dr.Mumper's facility The Rimland Center. We are really excited. The studies yielded some really exciting results. We're hoping Brady responds well.
On March 13 Brady has an appt scheduled with Dr.Kaplan. He's a behavioral/developmental optometrist. He has been working with children on the spectrum for a long time. Brady has strabismus or commonly known as lazy eye. I hate that term because his eye is *not* lazy. At 18months Brady had surgery to align the eye. At first it seemed to work but then his eye wandered off again. Not only that but Brady changed a lot after his surgery. I believe that Brady responds very negatively to anesthesia. The static concept is visual dysfunction is a structural problem. A more accurate paradigm recognizes that vision is a dynamic process, which controls the action of the entire body and , in turn, is influenced by feedback from other sensory systems.
Many of Brady's behaviors are most likely attributed to his vision. He has lots of visual stims. He likes to look at things out of the corner of his eyes, or odd angles. He moves things in unusual ways to look at them. Loads of toe-walking. I really feel (and hope) that Dr.Kaplan is going to help Brady in a huge way. We are anticipating Brady will get prism lenses. He currently has a program in which he tolerates wearing glasses in his ABA program. I'm so worried he won't wear
them.
On March 13 Brady has an appt scheduled with Dr.Kaplan. He's a behavioral/developmental optometrist. He has been working with children on the spectrum for a long time. Brady has strabismus or commonly known as lazy eye. I hate that term because his eye is *not* lazy. At 18months Brady had surgery to align the eye. At first it seemed to work but then his eye wandered off again. Not only that but Brady changed a lot after his surgery. I believe that Brady responds very negatively to anesthesia. The static concept is visual dysfunction is a structural problem. A more accurate paradigm recognizes that vision is a dynamic process, which controls the action of the entire body and , in turn, is influenced by feedback from other sensory systems.
Many of Brady's behaviors are most likely attributed to his vision. He has lots of visual stims. He likes to look at things out of the corner of his eyes, or odd angles. He moves things in unusual ways to look at them. Loads of toe-walking. I really feel (and hope) that Dr.Kaplan is going to help Brady in a huge way. We are anticipating Brady will get prism lenses. He currently has a program in which he tolerates wearing glasses in his ABA program. I'm so worried he won't wear
them.
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