And then there was the IEP....

the Individualized Educational Plan. Ugh. We had Zach's meeting on the 18th. Zach was evaluated by the school PT, OT, ST, Adaptive PE & the nurse. Overall doing well, he doesn't qualify for special education services at this time. That's great.

However....the school PT & his private PT are recommending continued PT as he still has a lack of safety awareness & the quality of his movements are still not normal. He can't get PT through the school at this time, so I need to start fighting with the insurance company again. Maybe with the dyspraxia diagnosis it will be easier than it was a year ago.

I am amazed at how much better Zach is now than he was a year ago. A year ago my insurance company denied him PT. Thankfully Regional Center picked it up. I can't even imagine where he would be now if he hadn't had weekly PT since August.

My plan for now is to keep him in swimming lessons & start karate. Everyone is really recommending gymnastics or karate as dyspraxia is helped by doing lots & lots & lots of physical activity. We also really need to find a place to live that has easy access to the outside & a nearby play area. I'm not sure how I'm going to manage that in this high cost of living area. Ugh, I have a lot to figure out.

For now, Zach has a balance bike that he can now balance enough to ride outside, that should help. He loves it & can manage 1/4 of a block right now.

I also need to say that I just can't STAND it when people (the NP, the doctor's) saw "Well, he is doing fine cognitively. If you have to choose between being ok cognitively or physically which would you choose?". You know what.....I. don't. want. to. choose! Yes, yes, I do know how lucky that I am that Zach is doing well cognitively & physically he only has mild issues (it is just luck, that's all that it is). I know. Then, I feel guilty that I want him to be totally fine. I should appreciate what we have (& I do, I really do).

It's just tiring. It just really is at times.