Today was a pretty crazy day. Jon and I had a follow up appointment this morning at The Miriam Learning Center regarding Justus' evaluation. So, this morning I got the kids up, got them ready for school, and waited for the bus with the boys. After the bus picked the boys up I dropped Charley off at a friends house, and then headed to our appointment. Our appointment went really well. Justus has been diagnosed with Autism. The appointment was a bit overwhelming, but in a good way. Before the appointment Jon and I both felt overwhelmed because we had no idea what we should do, what direction we should be heading or anything. After the appointment we now have a plan in place, which is a good feeling. We are setting up a meeting with Justus' school to get him the attention and help he needs there. We are also enrolling him in a two week day camp through the MLC, which is designed to help kids like Justus with social skills. The camp has a fun theme of "Mystical Magic". He is pretty excited about it. We are excited for Justus as well. I am looking forward to watching him learn new things and new skills that will help him succeed in school and life.
The plan and the camp both sound like they make a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the time probably isn't right for this yet, but in if Justus stays interested in Minecraft, you might want to check out The AutCraft server which is meant to be a safe space for austistic users.