They fly by! Before you know it, you're saying "Goodbye, Summer. Hello 'back-to-school' season". Ugh. (Cue the groan of everyone's favorite Krusty old clown. LOL). My son is on a Level 1 waiver through our county, partly due to a really bad year of school going back to maybe 4th or 5th grade. (It's all a blur at this point, but it's been 3-4 years now). In order to keep the waiver, he has to use it. It's not as easy at it sounds, to do. 1.)You're approved for the waiver. 2.)You must use it by a certain time frame, or you will lose it. 3.)If you lose it, you lose Medicaid. (Regardless of whether or not you have private insurance, you come to see this as a huge help when dealing with the medical field!) 4.)You have to find a camp or some kind of company that provides an aide, or "buddy", or a social skills group, to spend your waiver on. (You can also choose someone willing to get qualified with the County, if they're no...
"The crazy adventures of an ASD family".