Young Women

The Young Women in our ward are working on their personal progress. I talked two of them in to helping with Sawyer's therapy for one of their 10 hour projects. They have been amazing. Sawyer has really warmed up to them. It's also nice for me. I get a break and I know Sawyer is getting the therapy he needs. It looks like this is going to turn into more than just a project. I have arranged for the girls to continue coming and I will be paying them for their services. They will be coming 4 times a week for an hour to 1 1/2 hours each time. I think this will really help out when the baby comes along.

I have also gotten very aggressive with Sawyer's therapy and diet. I know this is the most crucial time in his life and I don't want to have any regrets. I have started him on a gluten and dairy free diet and some very intense ABA therapy. It took lots of preparation to start his new diet. I spent a couple of weeks researching and then I finally went shopping and got everything I needed. I spent a couple days making several different meals and freezing them so we would have something available when we are not home and we need food for him. The ABA therapy is amazing too. I have also done a lot of research on this and the psychologist told me about the website rethinkautism.com. It teaches parents how to do their own ABA therapy with the child. So I am Sawyer's very own therapist. We do this therapy twice daily it takes anywhere from an hour to 1 1/2 hours each session. At first this was all very stressful for me, but now I am feeling really good about things. I finally feel like I am doing everything I can for Sawyer at this point in his life. It feels so nice to know as a parent I can give my child the things he needs.