Its been a while since I posted over here on SN.
Just because I dont post doesnt mean I havent lurked.
Things got pretty tough here for a while and I needed to take some time out. I started to feel like SN's were overtaking my life. Its all I ever seemed to talk about, all I seemed to think about and it was doing my head in.
Call it burying your head in the sand if you want but for a little time I needed to forget that DS2 has Autism.
Ive used my time floating around and concentrating on my passion...arts and crafts. I needed to have some of that "me" time and being on MN is just that.
J is doing really well at school...he has finally settled and is thriving because he is now in the right educational environment.
Physio, OT and SALT have all confirmed to the CP that they agree that J is Autistic and finally the silly old fool hs relented and agreed with us...."What you must understand Mrs H is that by me confirming his dx it will put such a strain on the rescoures we have" "Ok" says I..."So what are you gonna offer us??".."Well there is nothing we can offer"...So how does J's dx put a strain on rescources when there are none?????
We have our good days and our bad...we still have the sleepless nights and the non verbal days, but somehow I feel stronger now than I ever have.
School is great, teachers are FAB...no more battles with the LEA...no more fighting...well not at the moment!!!!
SS stepped in and gave us 5 hours respite a week...its great and works well for us. J enjoys it and is going to start going to a playscheme on Saturdays so that we can spend some time with DS1. DS1 is off on a sibling weekend away....loads of kids who's lives are affected by having a sibling with SN...he's looking forward to it.
So thats where we are at....taking each and every day as it comes....new experiences...new obsessions...new phobias...its never gonna change but I just feel like I can deal with it all so much better now.
Time out to sort out has done me the world of good.