ABA is Underway!

Life is spinning here. We have officially launched the ABA program for Alec. I have great expectations and some anxiety: Will it work? What can we expect? Will he enjoy it? How much will he learn? How are we going to pay for this? (Only possible way to find answers: Just take each step day by day ...)

I posted an ad at two nearby universities and received a number of inquiries and resumes. I had wondered how difficult it would be in finding therapists who were willing to learn ABA and work with Alec, but actually, especially because we have two universities in town, I was very pleased with the responses.

The interviews went well and I hired two therapists. The first therapist scheduled began today and worked well with Alec. He laughed and enjoyed this more casual session. In fact, he is asleep right now. The session wore him out! The second therapist scheduled will begin tomorrow, and she has some great experience in ABA. I am excited to see how Alec is going to grow with both of these therapists.

Step two was the intake session with the educational consultant. That seemed to go very well too. We ended up with an easy-to-follow program. Now, the ABA process is not a blur to me. There is a plan of attack on this disorder! Targets assigned, programs determined, let's go!

The only thing left is to see what Alec thinks of all of this as we actually begin doing some of the ABA drills. This week, I just want him to get a chance to meet with the therapists.

Today, for the getting-to-know-you session with one therapist, Alec was really foggy. He was hyper and his language was all over the place. A definite difference over the norm. The only thing I can wonder about is that he has had a lot of cheese on pizza over the weekend. Could he really have an intolerance to milk? Hmmm. More questions.

Tomorrow Alec meets with the second therapist. I am interested in getting her opinion of the program and hearing what she has to say. The real action will begin next week, and especially after the October 16th seminar on ABA, which will review and refine the technique to the therapists and to us.

Here we go!