Hi Chelsie,
The biggest challenge is being afraid that you can't meet all the childs needs. Am I doing all I can? Am I giving her everything she needs to climb the developmental ladder?
The biggest challenge for "Lily" is communication. She has hydrocephalus and Autism. She gets very frustrated trying to communicate what she wants or needs.
"lily is 6 years old". At school she receives OT, PT, Speech and PE. She has teachers trained with autistic children also. She is my client, I have had her since she was 3 mos. old. I have a team of case workers, social workers, nurses etc....and of course her parents are involved also.
#4 answered above, she also has equipment to assist her mobility (wheelchair, gait trainer) and a Dynovox communication device. Recently they have her working with an I-pod. She is doing very well with this too.
Again, I think communication is the biggest issue. What you need to understand is "Lily's" prognosis when I brought her home was grim. They told me she'd be a vegetable. "This baby will never roll over, she'll never sit up, she'll be blind and possibly deaf. She will lose her ability to suck and will require a feeding tube.' They couldn't have been more wrong! She doesn't walk (yet) she is very smart...but communication is our largest and most difficult hurdle. ↑ |
