Starting School in VA soon...

Well, we are settled into our new home in Virginia and we love it. In fact, I can hardly believe our luck. Something's gotta give. Ben is starting first grade on Tuesday and we've already met his teacher and she seems awesome. You could tell just from the open house that she was all about making him work for things. She was bright and energetic and I think he's really going to thrive in her classroom. He'll be in a K throught 2nd classroom with six other students, that teacher and two assistants. Their setup is for ABA, and they try to incorporate it into everything they do. I think he'll be well taken care of. On top of that, after he comes home from school, he'll get 12 hours a week of therapy provided by our friendly neighborhood Tricare ABA provider. I've already met his BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) and his therapist, a BCBA in training who already teaches full time here as a preschool special ed teacher. She'll teach him two days a week and the other therapist will get the other two. On top of all that, I think we'll finally get some respite care for Ben on the weekends provided by Tricare, since we are finally being able to use some of the ECHO services. This is a world of difference from anything Ben's ever gotten and I'm so glad we moved. I miss my friends in Washington, but I think Ben is going to have a great year!