Sometimes, I want to give up but I know there is no way for us to go but to find ways on how to make all this things easier for Gareth. I really wanted to help him and I know that he can't rely to anyone else but us as his family.
Today, I decided to call the DAN Doctor, well, as far as I know based on my research that there is only one DAN Doctor in the Philippines so far and this is really frustrating since the number of autistic kids are keep on growing. I set an appointment to meet a DAN Doctor for the first time on August 1 and hopefully we will start Gareth's treatment ASAP.
I read a lot of books about Autism and those are really helpful. I found out that early intervention is very important as well as the diet. We tried GFCF diet before but got frustrated because Gareth turned very weak and as a mother it really breaks my heart.
For the past 3 months we focused on his therapy. He has a nursery class everyday from 8am to 10am then headed to his Occupational Therapy and SPED Therapy from 1pm- 2pm. He is attending therapy 4 times a week for 730php/hour. Having an autistic kid is not easy. We need to deal with his behavior, our frustrations and of course our financial capability.
I lost count on how much we spent so far for his treatment. I hate computing it or taking notes of it. I don't want to think if we spent too much because all I really want is to give him the best. I believe that giving everything to him now while he is still young is very important for his recovery and I have faith that he will be normal anytime soon. And computing what we spent is not my priority.
Anyway, I read this book Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism and it helps me understand more about his case. It has a different guide for different therapies that your kid might be needing.
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