Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Rowan News

This will be a short post seeing how it nearly 3 am and I should have been in bed ages ago.

Last night (meaning Monday night) we went to a Parent Support Group/Child play group for kids on the spectrum (asburgers, autisic, pdd). It was a little intimidating but not overwhelmingly so (at least not for me - my grandma on the other hand I think got a little freaked out). But Rowan has a blast at the center for sensory play. They meet once a month covering a variety of topics. I'll be going back, but next time I think I'll take John & leave Mama at home. I don't think she's up for it.

Today (meaning Tues) we had double ECI appointments. The first was a sensory evaluation with the ECI Registered Occupational therapist. It went very well - it seems as though we are doing much of what he needs because of the great guidance we have gotten from his weekly meetings with Mrs.D. She tells us he is what they call a "mover", a kid who needs lots of deep pressure and movement therapy so we are going to start next week with a bi-monthly sessions at the Angleton ECI Sensory Clinic. I know that this is going to be a great thing for Rowan, since he just loves the stuff we have been doing so far. Its like he's saying YES- this is what I have been craving. One thing we'll be working on is his adversion to the forward swinging motions.

Well it really is past 3 now so I'll go -- signing out now for posterity, and before John wakes up and kills me for being on the computer so late ............