Best Weekend

This weekend was so phenomenal in Mikey’s mind, he gave it two pages worth of captioned pictures.  Mikey wanted to include everything we did, so this one gets two blog posts.

As you look at the picture of page one of his ‘best weekend’ post, I hope you’ll notice one thing: none of these activities are extraordinary or expensive.  They are simple activities done at home with a loved-one.

When our kids first get diagnosed, we are inundated with ideas for therapy.  Speech therapy, aquatic therapy, ABA, equine therapy, physical therapy…any or all of these might be great options for your kiddo, but there are a limited number of hours in the week and dollars in the bank.  We found that packing the schedule too full meant a tired, grumpy Michael and diminishing returns for each form of therapy we tried. 

In addition, keep in mind that your child may need financial support throughout their lives so it may not be worth it to throw money at every therapist who advertises in your area. You may want to be saving some money to put towards future needs when you’re older and less able to help your adult child.

But, that doesn’t mean your child can’t learn and grow from activities with you at home.  Find the right balance for your family, your budget and your child…and don’t forget to find the joy in the simple things, our kids do!

To be continued tomorrow.