Brick walls....

I feel like I am spending a lot of time running into brick walls lately and it's getting extremely frustrating.

Dr I. asked that we take Dylan to see a child psychologist just to get confirmation of Aspergers as well as to make sure that there are no other issues that we should address.  After finding out on Friday that we didn't get an appointment at the clinic we were hoping for....there are so many kids waiting to be seen that they only offer a certain amount of people who go through the intake process appointments and D wasn't one of them.  This fact alone stirs up more than one emotion for me. It's sad to me that there are so many kids who need these appointments....so many families struggling.  While it's frustrating that we weren't able to get an appointment, it make me realize that there are kids out there (and yes, I really did alread know this) whose needs are far "worse" than my Dylans.

That doesn't mean that I'm not feeling extremely frustrated that we still don't have an appointment set up anywhere for Dylan.  We need to get him seen and after much checking this weekend, we have 7 doctors that our insurance will let us pick from.....5 of whom are at the clinic that we didn't get an appointment at and the other 2 are a considerable distance away.  I have a feeling that in the end, we will need to take an appointment wherever we can get one and HOPE that it's not a regular appointment that we have to travel for.

The fact that we have been so fortunate to NOT have to travel, other than to Mayo, for any of Kira's appointment over the lat 8 years is not lost on me one bit.  I know many families who travel great distances and spend night away for appointments on a regular basis.....I get that.  It's just amazing to me that living where we do, this is an issue with our insurance.

In the end, it is what it is and we'll do what we need to do to get Dylan seen.  We are at a stand still with the school district until we have the Aspergers dx on paper.....and a this point, I just need that.  I need to be able to move forward with getting things set up and in place for him for next fall.  I realize it's several months away but I know the process and I know how long it can take.

I'll end with a big AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and move on with my day!