Why Therapy?

 

Well, I could be just a little facetious here and say 'why not?' but I won't. Instead I want you to know there's many reasons why to choose therapy but in my own opinion I have to say that I simply want my son to become all he is and to be able to express himself with all he can. I'm not interested in changing my son, he's perfect being himself, he has a beautiful heart full of much love, what I am interested in is helping him learn the best ways to express those feelings, the things he's thinking, the words he wants to say. I personally feel the true meaning of therapy is bringing to light the child's abilities to be the best they can be to be functioning people in our community and not what society believes they should become; we're all different.



Therapy can take on many many roles in your family, from speech to occupational therapy to psychologist to many many more. There are a lot of services out there to help your child. You may also find at times that you look at the therapist who's working with your child and wonder just what the heck that particular thing can be doing to help.. well the answer to that is simple... ask why. For you to understand and continue the work a therapist is doing then you will need to have a good understanding on how things work. Don't be fobbed off by phrases like... it's just something we do.... you can and should ask questions. A therapist is with your child for such a minimal amount of time; they try and do as much as they can with your child in that time. By asking questions then you have the power to help your child in between therapy times and that in turn will help your child to move forward. You won't understand why someone pushes around a toy car, or how that heavy blanket can help when you first start out and a good therapist will answer your questions right from the very beginning... it makes their job easier too!



There is also another side of having a regular therapist in your life. They can at times feel like they've become a part of the family, and while that's a beautiful feeling it also makes it difficult for you to realise whether you're having problems or whether it's time to move on to the next level of your child's development. If you at all start to feel like things aren't going well, have a chat with the therapist (be they friend or foe) make a few calls, have a few chats, you may need to move on. That's pretty normal.



Remember the rule... not every therapist is right for every family. It's a very tough place to be when (and if) you get to that, but it's your child's interests you have to look after and sometimes tough decisions have to be made.



As I learn and understand more about the different therapies available I'll add the information onto the website. Hopefully it will help fill in any gaps you have. Also, the website's list of therapists (as recommended by my gorgeous support group family) will be updated from time to time to keep things up to date.



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