Good News

Logan will be going to the Step by Step academy beginning next week. We got the word on Friday that he'll be going a half day to ease him into that new part of his life. We'll also be waiting till Michelle comes back so Logan will have someone familar there with him when he starts. He doesn't take change well. I'm happy he's getting in there. Just one more step closer to our goal for him. Right now, his great grandmother is here from Mass, and he's loving every minute of it. Soon, his grandparents will be here, and I'm sure he'll be in heaven.

In Home Items

Logan has had a couple more visits from Michelle since my last post. The visit Saturday before last was really good. Michelle, Melissa and Holly made social stories for Logan. These are something that we should read to him on a daily basis. Melissa, for the most part has been. Michelle's last visit was a little more productive. Logan really progressed in his writing ability. He did really well in writing his letters. This was an area of concern for us, but in a short time, we can finally be optimistic about him in this area. It seems like there is finally a way up out of this. Michelle is leading the way, and for that I am very grateful. I know there will be valleys in this journey as well, but the end result will be well worth it.

First Visit with in-home Therapist

Logan had his first visit last night with our in-home specialist Michele from Step by Step Academy. Most of the process, she was talking with us about how he is, what we want, and what we should expect. It was a very productive meeting, and it feels like this is the first step towards mainstreaming Logan.

When Michele sat down with Logan, he took to her very well. He was still insistent that he do what he wanted. He did relent somewhat a couple times. Michele prevented him from using the computer (one of his favorite things) until he earned 5 stars in the boxes she had drawn. He didn't want to, but he did it anyway after some intial resistance. She also did some basic tests on him to check intelligence and some motor skills.

After all the intial items, Michele thinks that he'll progress very well. That makes me hopeful that he'll be able to make and have friends as he gets older. Michelle will be back on Saturday, which is awesome. We are willing to do whatever it takes to help Logan.