week 6.

This week has been pretty successful! With prompting, Emmett has said "I want ________" multiple times! And therapy was a huge success this week. Emmett was very cooperative and was catching on to things Zena wanted him to say very quickly. I was so proud of him! Our job is to keep working with him exactly as we have been for the next week.
I was also able to make three appointments this week!! So grateful! May will be a busy month for us.

• On May 12th, Emmett will have his evaluation with the St. Paul Special Education team. After this evaluation they will be able to tell us what he qualifies for as far as services with the school district.
• On May 15th, Emmett will have his occupational therapy evaluation to see what he needs specifically in that area. He will then start OT regularly once a week.
• On May 22nd, we head back to the specialty clinic at Children's in Minneapolis for the first (of 3) part of his Psychological assessment. In order for Emmett to be covered for most of the services he needs, most insurance companies need proof of a medical diagnosis on the behavioral end AND proof of a medical diagnosis on the psychological end. This makes things extremely inconvenient and annoying for anyone going through this. It also makes it a slow process, I've learned. Regardless of all the hoops we have to jump through, I am so grateful for the insurance we have. It is worth paying for each month! That "there-will-come-a-time-when-we-really-need-this" moment in our lives has officially arrived. It is a blessing.

The Autism 5K is coming up on May 17th and we are getting excited! We have 9 people on team Emmett so far and are so grateful to those who are able to make it. PRAY for nice weather that day!