My son goes to Occupational and speech therapy at our community Medical Center.He gets 45 min of each O.T., and then 45 min of speech after O.T.He goes twice a week the same time the same day.He goes to preschool 3 days a week and gets some O.T. and speech there too.Its nice if they can schedule the same days of week and same time.I have a lady come about once a week, go to psychiatrist,and once a week osteopath treatment.I only have one kid but hes one in a million with a million miles to go.I need a big calendar because my small planner gets overlooked sometimes and its usually the easy ones ill forget.I am a stay at home mom, and this summer is the first to start that.Its helping a lot I can tell.

God, I remember that!! Both my boys had Early Intervention coming to my home. Brett until last April had DI-1hr 5xaweek, then OT1hour2xweek, then speech1hr2xweek, then pt1hr3xweek. I really don't know how I did it. I did the same for Sean. You just do it and don't think about it. It goes fast and before you know it they are in preschool. While I was doing all of the EI with Brett, Sean was in the pre-school disabled and I was doing outside extra speech, Ot and PT with him when he got our of school. Truthfully it is all a blur like a dream. You will get through it you have to just go and not think about it. I still don't think I really thought about it I just did. You will be fine and so will the little one. Just do. Good luck. If you need to talk I am here. Hugs Denise

Please!!!!!! Listen to me!! I was told : " Your son will NEVER, talk, walk, have any quality of life, you are young and can have more children, you need to place him in a State School, where the staff is trained to deal with children like him" CAN YOU BELIEVE! WELL! I want you to know, I proved them all wrong! I took my son to OT, PT, SP, every day we had an appointment, plus I put him in an early child intervention program in the public school. It is so hard to find a balance, I know, but if you are consistant, it will work! My son, walks, runs, jumps, talks up a storm, and in full sentences, he started out using sign language. He is very developmentally delayed in the academic area and social areas. His major problem as ateenager is behavior. This is a lifestyle that one must live with, it never gets eaiser, the problems and issues just change up as they grow, kinda like other children, just alot more of a challenge! Stay strong, and PLEASE UTILIZE EVERY SERVICE YOU CAN, THIS WILL GIVE HIM THE SKILLS HE WILL NEED , AND IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO GET HELP AT AN EARLY AGE!

I want to thank everyone for their replies. Yes, I am going to do everything to give him the best chance to reach his full potential. I was just wondering if it would hinder his progress if one day during the week we had 2 types of therapy so I can have one day during to week that I can have free for appointments. It seems I am always waiting for therapy and then they do not show up.
I schedule Dr. appointments around therapy and then it gets frustrating when they are late or do not show up.
If I had one day that I could have O.T. and D.T. on the same day it would free up 1 day during the week............ just a thought

HI! Lots of these therapies can be fit in, separated throughout the day... For example.

Speech therapy during play and use the z-vibe and tip before every meal that helps him feel his muscles in his mouth

The brushing as showed to you by an O.T. after breakfast, maybe once throughout the day, and after dinner...

If you get swings in a room, he can go on those during play and he'll prob. want to start going to use them at certain times.

These are just a couple examples that really give alot of input, and can be done as you can see throughout the day, not just having the appts. So it can be greater benefit as well when you can take these appts. and do them scattergorized throughout the day as part of a routine. I hope this helps.

luv,
kris

I didn't have many appointments at first, but I did have the no show problem especially with the ABA person > I came to conclude I had finally found a profession more flaky than my own. I am with Kris/Herding to incorporate the systems into your lifestyle and provide what you need in one place,ment. My Eci was both a speech and OT referrence, and by boy goes to a daycare type situation that has speech and support in the same building, so he is serviced integrated style and one on one. That is the ideal thing, but you may need to learn to "service" him because it works best if consistant. Little bit little bit, is how we do things, and that is best. Stay in the room and get involved. The intense early intervention is best, so be glad you have the opportunity to get services. I know how frustrating it must be, but it will be for the best in the end>

I have a 22 year old son with Autism. I KNOW that if he had been diagnosed earlier and had the benefit of earlier therapies and the benefit of BIOMEDICAL treatments that he would be so much better today.
BUT even with all that I t hink it is very important to just please make sure that he also has time to just be a little boy too!
Jan