Stressing Out

Things have been going fairly well around here. We were a bit nervous a few weeks ago because E-man's IEP was coming up. Typically to continue with the same program (basically justify the school district funding) the kids have to meet 80% of their goals. While E-man has been doing well in many areas, language continues to be a struggle and he wasn't quite meeting the 80% mark. Through some stroke of luck they approved the funding anyway and we will continue with the program. It was such a relief! 


The team we work with really cares about E-man and Little Buddy and are constantly tailoring lessons to meet their needs. We have great communication with them and developed a friendly rapport. It's like the dream team of autism! 
Now we are contending with insurance. Legislation was passed that requires insurance companies to cover autism therapy. This all great, especially for people in crappy school districts or counties that aren't helpful. For us it means jumping a lot of hoops in order to continue therapy. 


We had just started the process of getting the paper work going with our insurance when we found out my husband's company is switching insurance providers. After eight damn years this place decides to change? It must be some kind of karmic twist of fate because really we need more aggravation right? 
Anyway, it looks like we will be switching to Kaiser. 
And of course the kids have to go through a "rediagnosis" process so Kaiser can determine if they qualify for ABA therapy. You know because having a diagnosis from the MIND Institute of UC Davis, a leader in autism research and treatments, isn't good enough. 
Oh! And just to spice things up in May of 2013 the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)  is being updated with new and "improved" qualifiers for autism diagnosis. 


UNIVERSE I AM DONE!


I'm not sure what else could be thrown in to stress us out but I can't exclude a natural disaster. 
So now we play the waiting game because we don't switch to Kaiser until January 1st. 
I am stressing out. I'm tired, I'm worn thin and this is just the beginning. Sometimes it's overwhelming what we have to do in order to obtain the best for our kids. Sometimes I wish it were easier. So I'm letting myself be upset and stressed out today. Tomorrow I'll rein it in and keep going. Thanks for listening.