welp. my son starts aba therapy today

I am so beyond happy. My son has been kicked out of two daycares. I pay out of pocket so every time I go to register him anywhere it costs a grand or over a grand. I CAN NOT afford to keep putting my son in day care for them to kick him out for dumb shit. Like him being a two-year-old and not participating in circle time and running around and wanting to play instead. To me, that's cruel and unreasonable.

I have fought for a year to get my son into OT and PT and fought hand and nail to get him in aba. He is talking more and more but I don't want to send my son to public school if he can't talk or sign to tell me people are being mean to him or the teacher is being mean to him.

They want to put him in school now, but I want him to go to therapy for a year and then see where we will go from there. He makes great progress so I am feeling very optimistic. I am just so happy we finally got in.

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smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

2 year old is to young for school. Kids usually don't start school till they are 5 or 6

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@smileylovesgaming he's 4 and they actually did want to put him in public school, but I am refusing until he is 6. I thought it was too early and want him to get the most out of his therapy

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

@DeluxedEdition pre-school wouldn't really hurt at all. They can tell u when he is ready. He will most likely end up in special Ed classes.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@smileylovesgaming Yes, where we are zoned, there is this really good school that has a specialized autism wing and all the children there are autistic. I think that's really awesome for when he does go. I imagine it would be somewhat similar to aba

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

@DeluxedEdition sounds very expensive

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@smileylovesgaming it's a public school :p