We're Losing a Therapist
Today was a very sad day for us. The occupational therapist who has been working with Peter since his diagnosis two years ago is leaving. She was able to get a job as a therapist closer to home (she lives an hour away from here) and announced last month that she was leaving. Today was her last day with Peter.
I don't think Peter realizes what has happened but I know he will miss her. From his behavior, I think-- no kidding-- that he's half in love with her. For example, Children's Hospital opened a brand new therapy center last year and moved less than a quarter mile from our home. But driving past their old location this past summer, Peter called out from the back seat, "Go see Allison?" And I tried to explain that she wasn't there, that she was near our house now but he got upset that he couldn't go and see Allison. He hasn't done that with any other therapist or teacher, just Allison.
Therapists are worth their weight in gold-- Peter's OT certainly was. Not much surprised Allison and she had the most amazing suggestions and tricks to calm him down or interest him in activities. We will miss this woman who taught us so much and treated Peter and his autism as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
I don't think Peter realizes what has happened but I know he will miss her. From his behavior, I think-- no kidding-- that he's half in love with her. For example, Children's Hospital opened a brand new therapy center last year and moved less than a quarter mile from our home. But driving past their old location this past summer, Peter called out from the back seat, "Go see Allison?" And I tried to explain that she wasn't there, that she was near our house now but he got upset that he couldn't go and see Allison. He hasn't done that with any other therapist or teacher, just Allison.
Therapists are worth their weight in gold-- Peter's OT certainly was. Not much surprised Allison and she had the most amazing suggestions and tricks to calm him down or interest him in activities. We will miss this woman who taught us so much and treated Peter and his autism as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
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