Took Kait to her speech appt, and asked that they change it to one session a week, rather then 2 small sessions. The constant driving is taking a toll on me, and I'm sure Kaitlynne. We're always in the truck. I want to concentrate more on her schooling, and it's hard to do that when we're on the go. The lady said she would call the insurance and try to get it ok'd. I already cut her counseling sessions down to twice a month-she's been showing some improvement (other then the hands-on-hips attitude, but that's more her age than anything else), so the counselor and I both felt cutting back would be ok. I also got to do something that I've never gotten to do before, and I credit the homeschooling for this. I got to ask for a decrease in meds. Partially because she had a very mild slur at times, but also because she seems more relaxed now. We'll see how it works, I'm starting the new dose tomorrow. I also took Kait to the duckpond and fed the ducks goldfish-she got a big kick out of that. The ducks were biting each other on the rears for goldfish-I thought Kait was goin to wet herself from laughin so hard.
Tomorrow is another speech, then stop at Walgreens for more meds (for her ear-got another ointment). Then hopefully DONE for awhile. We've got turkey day with Kim and them Thursday, Friday we *might* adventure out for a sale or two (last year was HELL, so we're not sure yet), Saturday nothing (ahhhhh yes), and Sunday is PPV at the Winghouse (woot). Get the following week over with, and Alex and I can take a big breath of relief (he knows what I mean).
I had it out w/ his sister-in-law today. I had made mention before about his nephew, who lives next door, being just horrible. He kicks our doors, yells crap thru them (at me, no less, not just Kaitlynne), or just walks in and goes to the fridge cuz he owns the place *eyeroll*. Anyway, I heard his SIL yell from here at Kaitlynne, saying she's the reason I'm always mad at Josh, he does nothing wrong, Kait just lies to me about it and gets him in trouble. I was like holy shit! I ran over there and made it quite clear WHY Josh was not allowed at our home, and WHY I thought it best that Kaitlynne not spend so much time with him. She pretty much said everything he does to me and her is because 'he's autistic'. A month ago she was telling me she thought that diagnosis was wrong...I'm POSITIVE it is. He's got HUGE anger issues-he's destroyed his room (literally, gaping holes in the walls, etc), threw rocks at our car for not letting him in to the fridge, flips the bird when Kait looks at him. So yeah, her telling him she didn't want to play with him today (she was playing w/ his sister and her saying that to him is what caused his mom to go off on her) doesn't surprise me...I wouldn't want to, either. She tried to say my kid is over there slipping toys in her pockets all day long. I told her she must be mistaken, Kait did have a toy in her pocket one day, I made her take it directly back over there, and she hasn't been in there house hardly at all since...we both tell the kids to play outside. Anyway, it's all out in the open, and she said that since she hadn't heard him say anything to me or seen him kicking our door in repeatedly, that she can't verify it happened (yes, she chose not to believe another adult about it). I thoroughly enjoy not having to pay rent/mortgage...I just wish this situation hadn't arisen. It was supposed to be good that they kids had each other to play with...that's turning into a nightmare. I admit my kids' faults, she looks everywhere else but home for the reason. She sat there and said he screams at the top of his lungs at her and her husband, destroys the house, etc...but that it's all his 'autism'. She's got quite the shocker coming to her when he's a little older, I'm afraid.
I guess that's it, turned out to be more than a quick update, I guess. Toodles.
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