Home Away From Home

Wow I can't believe I have been here 2 months already. I have been extremely slack in updating this. I have so much to say and just haven't got round to saying it. Between emails and Facebook I don't have time to update it. However, I will now make this more like a diary and make an effort to update it.

Jase is in Canton and the moment so Lachy and I have been on our own - although so far so good. I feel like I have been here for ever and so I guess I have settled in rather well. Lachy is in school 3 days although I have finally got him into speech therapy so I will pull him out for half a day on Fridays. We have also got him a behaviour therapist for attention issues and are looking at an Occupational Therapist too. I don't know if he needs all of this help when he still hasn't been formally diagnosed with anything yet but I would rather be safe than sorry. I will probably wait until I go back to Australia for more formal testing. I think he definitely has sensory processing, speech and attention issues but whether this will get a more formal diagnosis I don't know. His symptoms are fairly minor but still need addressing. Given it has been less than 6 months since I have found these things out, it has been a whirlwind of emotions. Amazingly I have met some great people here who have supplied a lot of resources and I'm lucky - in a way I feel less alone with Lachy's issues than maybe I would be at home.

I have just got back from a lovely lunch with my friend Teresa. Her daughter has an mild to moderate autism spectrum disorder and has been a wealth of information. It is so nice having time for myself. Although admittedly a lot of time is also spent finding and organising specialists for Lachy - so it hasn't been the lazy lifestyle a lot might think!

We are off to Jiuzhaigou next week, or the Valley of the Nine Villages and I can't wait! I will definitely write about it and I hope the weather is nice too. We had an awesome time at Sanya (a beach resort located south of Hong Kong) although it rained for a few days too! Like it always does on our beach holidays! I have uploaded some pics.

So we are busy trying to make another baby! Although Jase being away a bit makes it hard. I think I have to be patient about how long it will take as I'm now 35 and no spring chicken! Will keep you posted! Till next time...