Families on the Move
October 15, 2008 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
After her 3-year-old son, Alec, was diagnosed with autism in April of this year, he and his mother, Andrea Nicholson, moved from their home in Bracebridge to another place where the waiting list for services (specifically Intensive Behavior Intervention or IBI, or ABA in the US) was not dauntingly long. Today’s Gravenhurst Banner notes that Alec’s father and 5-year-old brother, Ayden, have remained in Bracebridge. We’ve moved so many times for the sake of Charlie’s education that I’ve just left some thing in suitcases—no wonder I think so often of life raising Charlie as a journey.
Frankly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. So many great adventures and it’s good to be ever ready to get back on the road.
I can relate to that. We went through schools quicker than I care to think about. Still keeping my fingers crossed and M is ten!