She is currently approved for 80 hours of ABA or applied behavioral analysis a month. It has been working wonders for her. She went from virtually no eye contact, communication and very little socialization to blooming in all areas. She is now starting to point and ask for things she wants while maintaining eye contact. She is using toys in proper play and form and is also becoming much more social with us and her peers. It is a true delight to see her smile, laugh and light up when she is happy. Tantrums and meltdowns are now rare. To be honest, she is the best behaved out of the 3 kids both at home and in public. The other two have become quite the handful and if anyone wants to borrow a kids or two for a day, I would gladly hand them over. Katlynn has finally stopped fleeing anywhere and everywhere and will listen when I prompt her to stop. She is still climbing some, but not like she was.
She is also currently receiving OT through Kaiser which helps with sensory and motor skills. We are hoping to find out in the next week or two if she qualifies for speech services. I have been fighting for all these services and while it has caused a lot of stress and anxiety on my part, it is proving to be working in her favor.
She will continue all these services until she meets the goals we have set for her.
She can now say a few of her ABC’s and count to ten successfully. She has also had some success going pee on the potty before bath time.
Both Katlynn and Audrie will start preschool in August 2010. I am hoping they will get into school together and it will provide the special needs for Katlynn while also serving typical preschoolers like Audrie.
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