I realize that it must be significantly harder for our son to go through all of the actual testing (60 school calendar days) necessary to determine what recommendation regarding placement for this fall's school year; however, filling out questionnaires that have anywhere from 50 to 300 questions regarding your child's disabilities is a mind numbing and desperately depressing task.
Although we live on Planet Autism, daily, it is still significantly disturbing to see his challenges laid out, perfectly described, in black and white. It is also very hard not to "freak out" about the future and what may/may not lie ahead.
Household cost of out-of-pocket medical expenses: $37,000 this year alone...Personal cost of mental and physical health: daily dose of anti-depressant and struggle to exercise/not over-eat...Cost of possibly seeing our son achieve some level of independent living and more than just a job bagging groceries at the local store: PRICELESS.
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