Managing Autism - A Personal View

We had our first meeting today with our local organisation that facilitates respite care for families in our area.  Even though Jack was given his official diagnosis quite a few months ago now, it has taken us some time to work our way through the list of ‘to do’s’ in relation to contacting and organising different organisations and specialists who are able to provide us with support for his autism.

The meeting went really well, and hopefully it won’t be too long before we have a carer who is able to provide us with some one on one much needed support.  The organisation has some great programs that we will be able to ease Jack into slowly, starting with a couple of hours a week spent out of the house with his carer.

It will be good to have the couple of hours break, having some time with Anna, and it will be great for Jack to have some time away from us with someone who is fresh and full of energy.  Hopefully the short time apart will leave us all feeling rejuvenated and ready to go again.

It will also be great just to have some moral and emotional support.  For the past few years we have had a Pre-School Field Officer who has been a wonderful support for us (working closely with our whole family), but with Jack starting school next year, she will have to close his file in the next few months - so we are happy knowing that there will be someone to take her place.

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