Why the Tears?

Why cry?  Because I could help my child with her math, spelling, and reading abilities, but I had NO IDEA how to improve Working Memory or Auditory Processing.  How could I change her Selective Attention?

Dr. W made it very clear that K had some serious problem.  And while I take the results of this testing  very seriously, looking back I think he used a very "dooms day" type of approach with us.

What was even more disheartening was the "help" LS was offering wasn't an option. Upon learning I had a degree in education Dr. W offered us the LEAST expensive program...one in which K would come for tutoring and labs 2 times and week for 2 hours. I would come with her and then be responsible for tutoring at home 2 hours 3 times a week.  In my mind I decide that even if I had to get a babysitter for my other three kids for 31/2 hours (it is a 30 minute commute to LS) I was willing to do that.  I knew I could do the tutoring but I was very interested int he Lab time which was supposed to help her memory and attention.

Then we saw the "fee" for 40 session.  I hope my face didn't show my shock!

$7,400!

Dr. W offered us financing options and even told up he would decrease the price a couple hundred if we made our decision that week (this was a little "used car salesman-ish" to us).

It felt quite hopeless at that moment.