How Much The Cost?
I was pondering tonight the tens of thousands of dollars we have spent in the last 13 years to try to help our children deal with autism. Direct and indirect expenses. Conferences on therapies, since we have mostly had to run our own ABA. Conferences on biomedical approaches (mostly fallen by the wayside.) All of the travel expenses associated with them. The trips to therapies-occupational, speech and physical. The therapy itself often paid for by insurance. Therapy camp, which has cost us probably 15-20 grand over the years not counting the thousands of dollars for travel expenses which are most likely double that if not triple. Travel to consultants. I always say we're an hour from everywhere. But some of our consultants have been 3 or more hours away. Special diets, always out of pocket. Therapy toys for the home, always out of pocket. 7 years of diapers x 2 boys (just glad it wasn't longer.) Because we felt we were ...