boomerang wrote:we first have to determine what the underlying neurological, physiological, or psychological problems before OT would even know where to start.
I didn't realize these assessments hadn't been done yet. Difficult to determine appropriate treatment directions without them.
He has certainly seen his pediatrician for general and specific health related issues and he has seen a therapist who was an attachment specialist. It was Mo's doctor who referred us to OT when I took Mo in for something else. I like her and I trust her so I thought she was probably on the mark. For many kids she probably was.
These doctors we're being referred to are specialist in developmental pediatrics and psychology. So while his physical and mental health has not been ignored it has not undergone such rigorous testing before.
Mo IS an oddball and you know, I love his oddballness but some aspects of it are troubling. His teacher is certainly troubled some stuff. Because his evaluation will take place after school ends I asked her to write down some of her concerns for me to share with the doctors.
THAT was hard to read even though I'd already talked to her about most of it. It nearly killed Mr. B to read even though I'd already told him all of it. Sometimes I think he thinks it's just me thinking things with Mo are weird so, I guess, in a way it was good for him to hear it from someone else.
So anyway......
I'm making peace with all this news.
Years ago, before Mo was mine, Mr. B's brother said that he always thought he'd been a better parent to his adopted step-daughter than to his own biological daughter. He thought it was because he could take a step back and look at the bigger picture and make better decisions, not because he loved her less than the other daughter. He didn't really know why, or how it worked but it did that for him.
Someday I'm going to remind him and thank him because I have held that idea for a long time now; the idea that this can make me better.
There isn't an option but to walk through this.
I've got my sneakers on.
I'm back on my meds so depression will not claim me.
Thank you all for the moral support.
Boomer--
Parenting isn't easy--but the rewards are wonderful.
We're all here for you.
Hold your dominion.
