Ok, so I know this is being posted a little late…but I’ve been out of town and away from a computer for a while! It sounds like Thursday and Friday went great and I am so glad to hear it! Tony did really well for me when I was at the house for Special Instruction. I brought out a “talk tube” (that’s what I like to call it, I’m not sure what it’s really called!) and he loved it. We tried to get him to talk into one end and hold the other up to his ear, but he didn’t really like that! He did like to push and pull it to hear the noise it made. As always, he did well grabbing mom or dad’s hand to request assistance…one of his many strengths!

From the Service Coordination aspect of my involvement, we have had to reapply for TEFRA Medicaid, due to an error by Medicaid! Marlaina and Anton, I received the sign card back saying that they received the application that I sent last week…so that’s good news! I still have not heard back from Dr. O’Dell’s office, but I have been gone for a while, so I will try again today. Once we obtain TEFRA, we are going to request that Tony be placed on the critical list for the MR/RD Waiver due to concerns over his safety and the sanity of his parents! 🙂 Right now, Tony is #770 on the waiting list and we would like for him to be bumped up…obviously! I just finished a fabulous book called “A Real Boy,” about Autism. The mother who writes it talks about everything from diagnosis to IEPs and the school system as well as ABA therapy. It’s really an excellent book!

Just on a side note, I am so pleased with everyone that is involved in Tony’s development. Tony could not ask for better therapists, advocates, and caregivers. Marlaina and Anton, I hope you know what a wonderful job you are doing with Tony. You guys are his biggest strength! If I can be of help to any of you, please give me a call! 805-5835 ext. 423. See you all soon!

Megan