Just been going through some stuff lately. I am sure people think I'm crazy, but the Steve Irwin thing just really bummed me out. I think after my last entry was the memorial on tv. That was painful to watch. I've been in sort of a funk after that. On top of basically grieving for my dad again (which David believes to be the case), I've been in and out of doctors offices. I had an MRI done Tuesday evening. That was a bizarre experience to say the least. The neurologist took some blood to check for things like Lupus, etc.. I have my follow-up appointment with them next Tuesday. I'm a bundle of nerves and stress whether they find something or not. LOL
Then on top of that, we'd been waiting for the results of the evaluation this psychologist did on Matthew, to rule out Autism. Let's just say that according to her report (based on specific testing and observation in his classroom, as well as reports from myself and his therapists), it cannot be ruled out. She came over last night to share the news with us. I knew David wouldn't be thrilled with the results (not that I am, by any stretch!), but he took it hard. BUT Matthew is in the best place he can be right now (in a special needs program with therapists), so really not much will be changing in that regard. So then why bother having him tested/evaluated? Really because I felt I needed to know. I think it's better for him in the long run if we know what his issues are, so we can be better prepared to deal with them as he gets older (when his own needs change, and when society's demands on him increase). Maybe that doesn't make any sense, but there ya go.
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