A couple of weeks ago, my husband took SJ to speech. We had missed a bunch of sessions due to basketball games. I felt bad cancelling them, but the basketball season only lasts for a short while. When my husband dropped him off, the therapist told him she was at a loss of what to do with him since we had so many cancelled sessions. She said she was going to have to reevaluate his goals and potentially do something different with him.
My husband called me while SJ was back with the therapist. He said she sounded somewhat frustrated. We discussed this for a few minutes. I told him he may want to tell her that we are going to take a break. SJ wasn't loving going there and it was very difficult to get him there with their (Bob's and SJ's) activities and our work schedules.
When he came out of his session, my husband told the therapist that we were going to take a break. She seemed a little surprised, but honestly she must have be relieved. We believe that he has outgrown the speech therapy. If we feel he starts to slip, we can always start it again.
We have been going there since he was 3 years old. He will be 14 next week. Eleven years is a long time. All of the therapists that he has seen over the years have made such a huge difference in his life. It is a little sad to end this chapter of SJ's life, but also joyful that he has made so much progress. Thanks to all of you who helped SJ with his speech (both physical and social) and also to the occupational therapists who also helped him with his weak fingertips and texture issues. We are very grateful to all of you.
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