Summer update on Miss Audrey Jo ❤️

I can’t believe it has been almost 6 months since we had our last big transition. Ending early intervention last January was scary for me. I’m not a fan of change, especially when it comes to potentially altering the type of therapy Audrey gets.

But wow! What a whirlwind 6 months it has been.

I can say without a doubt now that fighting for Audrey to get ABA covered by our insurance was the best thing I have ever done for her. The team we work with is amazing and she has grown so very much there.

These women see her every single day, for multiple hours a day. What a special thing to experience someone else loving and caring for your child like this! ABA has been life changing for the both of us. Here a few things Audrey has been up to during these last 6 months with them:

*She is now traveling for pecs (crawling) almost across an entire room to request a specific toy or item she wants to play with.

*she can now put IN objects when asked to.

*she is ALMOST stacking (just not consistent with fine motor but she gets what to do!)

*Audrey is following simple instructions such as “give me,” “put in,” “turn page.”

*She can successfully feed with a loaded fork at least 2 meals a day!

*she is sharing more, playing more appropriately with toys and tolerating so many more sounds and textures as well! Can not say enough good things about ABA 😃

With the school year ending this month, a few of our therapies look a little different. We take a bit of a break from school district speech and our treadmill training program but have added some others that are hopefully just as beneficial!

What our summer looks like :

*We have 2 family beach trips coming up

*An 8 week summer horse riding therapy program that she is already loving!

*PT intensive this August in Woodland that will be 3weeks, 3 hours each day.

*hoping to continue to increase Audrey’s gait trainer time by doing fun things such as using it to stand at water tables, bring it to her ABA clinic so she can work on interacting with peers at standing level!

Audrey is definitely getting more sassy every day! Although this can sometimes be draining, especially on very little sleep, I believe it’s one of the reasons she continues to kick CASK!

Author: Rachel Alves

Hi there! I am a special needs mom to a beautiful, sweet girl. Audrey has a mutation on her CASK Gene. This is a rare genetic disorder that effects her globally. It has caused a seizure disorder as well as gross motor, fine motor and speech delays. A Microcephaly diagnosis comes along with it as well. Our last 8 years have been filled with therapy, learning about our daughter's disorder and also learning to cope while finding joy. Thank you for taking the time to read about our journey. For more information on the CASK Gene, please visit my Instagram @alvesmomkickingCASK. View all posts by Rachel Alves