There's a school for children with autism in a nearby town. It's supposed to be quite good. They are an ABA program.
I've heard a lot of great things about ABA. Of course, I've heard a lot of great things about speech therapy, education therapy, Floortime, TEACCH, special diets, and chelation therapy. There are people who are believers in each method. But there is no proven method for treating autism. If there was a proven method, you'd be prescribed that particular therapy the moment you received the diagnosis.
But the school is quite expensive. Since it costs as much to send one kid there as it would cost to send two kids to Yale, it wasn't really an option for us.
Until this weekend.
The school is participating in a special study on autism. They held a lottery to admit a handful of students into their program for a six-month trial, at a reduced tuition (a little more than our monthly preschool bill).
And guess whose name was pulled from the hat?
We're pretty psyched right now.
Song of the day: Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
We Won The Lottery This Weekend!
