Therapist

At the end of last school year my boy's speech therapist moved on and left us with no one to help him. His Occupational therapist helped pick up the slack but then she moved on during the summer and left us high and dry. We are still in contact with the OT but having a therapist would be nice.<br />n<br />nWe got good news this week. The speech clinic got a new part time speech therapist and my boy was high enough on the priority list to get him in with her. Whether she will be able to handle my boy is another question. The old speech therapist had been working with kids at the clinic for over 20 years and my boy drove her to tears. She had a hard time dealing with him. He can be a trail, that's for sure.<br />n<br />nThe initial session with the new therapist went well. My boy dug himself a hole though. He was showing off to the new lady all the things he could do. Now she won't be fooled into thinking he can't do things. He showed way to much and if she will just push him a little he could make real progress. The timing is really good because he is being very verbal right now. He goes in stages and he is really in an up stage right now.<br />n<br />nThe one thing that I can never figure out is the one reaction we seem to get from every therapist we take the boy to. The first couple of sessions all they can do is sit there and comment on how well behaved, well dressed and clean he is. They reach over and touch his hair and say "He is so clean." We work very hard with him to keep him clean and well dressed. I just can't imagine what these therapists run into to prompt such fawning admiration over how he is dressed and kept. It takes all types I guess.<br />n<br />nI'm just glad the Eugene F. Herman Speech and Language Disorder Clinic in Billings finally found someone to fill the position. It's really a big help.<br />n<br />n<strong>We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. Ronald Reagan</strong>