Decisions Decisions

One of the things I've always struggled with is making big decisions. I wiffle, waffle and write pro vs. con lists and tie myself up in knots trying to decide which way to jump.
As a parent to an exceptional kid, I have to make a lot more decisions that have the potential to be life altering.  The course I take regarding my daughters therapy won't affect me half as much as it will her, and that terrifies me.

Here we are again, and I need to make more decisions. You see we've moved into a new region and I have to decide whether or not to put my daughter back on the ABA wait list in our new area. She would have a new therapist and we would have to travel (car rides are not her thing). This would be a no brainer if I had an ABA goal I wanted to work on, but I don't.  In the past setting goals for ABA wasn't such a big deal.

4 years ago

Our goals were simple the decisions easy.
The first was to get her to respond to her name.
The second was teaching her STOP cuz she's a runner.
The third was eye contact when making requests.

3 years ago

The goals were still pretty easy to establish,
Potty training & self dressing, we had to do these goals a few times, but the decision to keep trying for these goals wasn't  a tough one.

2 years ago the goals got harder, we were having a horrific time with school and so I gave my ABA sessions to her school, to see what could be done there. I agonized over sending her to school in the first place, and then which school to send her to.
(sometimes things just don't work out)

Last year I had to re-list Iliana and we didn't come back up on the list, before we moved out of area.

Now here I am trying to decide what's best.

My daughter is doing really well, and I'm scared to mess with the routine.
I don't have any goals in play and I'm getting pretty good at breaking things down into pieces she can swallow and teaching her new skills. I also hate the idea of taking up space on the list, when there are so many children waiting.

So I'm writing a pro/con list and agonizing over the decision.
I'm also thinking of doing more OT privately to work on her fine motor skills.
Like I said, decisions.....


The High Functioning Life, where goals have nothing to do with sports.