OT-Anyone else with twins?

[Guest guest]

I have 2 3/4 year old twins and face sending one to special preschool soon.

Because they won't be 3 until November I was going to hold off and send them

next year so I don't have a school for my NT twin. I have such anxiety it

gives me a stomach ache about sending my PDD-NOS son off to school earlier

than I had planned and forcing him to seperate from me as well as his

brother. If no one can help, does anyone know of a website that deals with

non food related but special needs or autism issues so I don't take up too

much list space? Thanks, I feel naseus just writing about school in November.

Thanks, Helene

[Guest guest]

Hi Helene,

I have triplet daughters that will be 3 in Dec. Hannah has recently been

diagnosed as an unofficial " maybe autistic " but definately on the spectrum

somewhere and SID. Hannah is starting Early Intervention/school on Sept 5.

She will go 2 days a weeks for 2 hrs in the morning. She also goes to speech

1 day a week for 30 min. Right now she is going to OT 4 or 5 times a week

for 30 min each. We started the a GF diet on Mon. Once I get the swing of

the GF we are going also go CF. I have absolutely no problem sending Hannah

to school and to therapy.

HOw long with your PPD-NOS child be in school? How many days a week?

I don't feel like I have a choice. I have to do whatever is in my power to

help Hannah develop as " normally " as possible. Amber & Kelsey want to go

into the therapys also, but they can't. That's all there is to it. I am

hoping that in Dec or Jan I can afford to put the other 2 in daycare at least

part-time so I can get out and get a part-time job. I'm sure we won't turn a

profit, but then A & K can go to school too. And, after Hannah is 3 she can

be in school full-time.

The office where Hannah has speech is very small and there is only 1 ST there

so they get the most bored there & they want their turn also. I try to do

special things with them while Hannah is in ST. Sometimes we go outside for

a walk, write with sidewalk chalk outside. Sometimes I bring " real " paint

brushes & we paint with water outside. There is a church/school with a

playground across the 4 lane highway. Sometimes we get in the van and go

over there to play for a few minutes.

I am being very careful not to call Hannah's early intervention " school " b/c

Amber & Kelsey know what school is & occasionally ask me if they can go to

school. We just call it " Eastgate " which is the name of the school.

Eastgate has a great family room that has a love seat & couch, rocking chair,

little tikes house, toy referator & stove & lots of other toys for the girls

to play with. We have been there one time and they had a BLAST playing

there. They didn't want ot leave the room until I left the room with Hannah

to take her to her classroom. I was hoping that the 3 of us could go run

some errands while Hannah is in Eastgate but A & K may not want to leave. I

guess we will see.

A & K also have a blast when we go to OT b/c there is a large waiting room

with fun toys and other kids to play with. In fact they are asking to go to

eastgate & concord Kids & don't want to leave when it's time to go.

I guess it may be a little easier for me because I have 2 that are not going

and they have each other to play with. Really, Hannah doesn't play a whole

lot with them anyway. Do your 2 play together a lot? Hannah does talk but

it is not much like conversation. A & K actually have conversations now so

they CAN play together.

Mom to Kelsey, Hannah & Amber b12/4/98 @ 33.5w