Welcome to the Lounge. Share as much or as little as you like: who's in your crew, where you are on the road, and what brought you here. No pressure to be eloquent - "tired, third coffee, kid obsessed with garage doors" is a complete and beautiful introduction.
(Lurking is also completely fine. Glad you're here either way.)
Hi everyone. Mom to a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with autism last spring - we're brand new to all of it. Currently drowning in acronyms (IEP, ABA, OT, SLP...) and grateful to have found a place where I can ask the questions I'm embarrassed to ask the professionals. Also: tired, third coffee, kid obsessed with the vacuum cleaner. It's nice to be somewhere that sentence needs no explanation.
Dad to a 7-year-old with Down syndrome who runs our household with an iron fist and a dazzling smile. My unofficial specialty after seven years of this: insurance appeals and waiver paperwork - ask me anything in the Insurance & Funding section, misery loves company and I've got spreadsheets. Happy to be here.
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