My son is three and a half and is autistic. There are therapies but they are extremely expensive (40,000 to 70,000 dollars a year for 40 hours a week) - we've been on a waiting list for a year and a half for government services but we just found out that we'll have at least two more years to wait. My parents have been extremely supportive (my mother and a friend of hers who are both retired special ed teachers have taken courses and are currently working with my son as therapists) all along, but now that we know how much longer we have to wait my dad has decided to come out of retirement and work so that we can hire a therapist (20 hours a week at 40 dollars an hour - you do the math).
I've always had a good relationship with my parents, but this is something beyond I would ever have asked. I know it's his choice and that he's doing it for his grandson, not me, but I don't know what to say to him - thank you and I love you doesn't seem to be enough. Any suggestions?
2007-07-31
09:17:15
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