Adeline has been recommended for a developmental classroom which is made up of kids with delays and disabilities. After observing this classroom, I found it pretty difficult to picture the Belle there four days a week. Receiving therapy in our home is one thing, joining a group of delayed and disabled kids in a classroom is another. It is hard to see her in this environment when she is doing so well. That is not to say that I don't appreciated her needs and all this classroom will offer her. I just plan to offset the peer group by enrolling her in a mainstream classroom as well. The downside is that Adeline will potentially spend five mornings a week at school with additional speech therapy and special instruction on the side. I guess time will tell how all of this works out.
Lila is only receiving speech therapy and special instruction. She will attend a mainstream classroom and meet with a speech therapist once or twice a week. A special instructor will follow her in order to track her overall progress in the attempt to catch that other shoe if it decides to drop.
With this transition comes very sad and tearful goodbyes. We will miss all of our EI therapists. The week before we left on vacation the girls had their last therapy sessions with these wonderful women. Miss Ruby, Miss Adrienne and Miss Cynthia gave the girls an early birthday party as a going away gift. The girls were all smiles.
Miss Ruby
Miss Adrienne
The cupcakes and candles
The very hard and tearful goodbye with Miss Cynthia. She has been with us from almost the beginning. We love her dearly and attribute much of Adeline's motor success to her endless work with the Belle. Adeline adores her and melted right into her for one last, long hug.
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