Made for TV and tings

I had this surreal feeling this evening after interviewing a possible ABA therapist; all of the sudden my life felt like a made for TV movie on the Lifetime network. I can be a drama queen at times although I would like to think this isn't a distinct characteristic of mine.

L. showed up at my door today and as I opened the door - I saw this beautiful young woman standing there with a smile. I know this makes no logical sense, but I liked her right away. She was so-o young - and for some reason I loved that! There was lots of energy and vitality to her, and not a lot of excess baggage.

I was a nervous wreck for the interview as I wasn't prepared and have been a total scatter brain as of late. I like to be prepared for things, and this drove me bonkers. Where were my notes and spreadsheets? Perhaps that is why I liked her so much, she seemed as nervous as I am. We talked non stop for 2.5 hours. Steve likely wanted to bat me in the head as he said very little but had to sit there listening to me ramble incessantly.

So Zach interacted with her a bit while she was here. She saw him and exclaimed how cute he is. I knew that whoever met him would think that - so far everyone has commented how lucky we are to have such a cutie, that it would likely make finding therapists a lot easier. Not a nice fact of life, but a real one nonetheless. Anyhow, he said a new word- "Tings" when requesting a snack of "Tings". Very cool - since we really didn't work a lot on it. Maybe he was showing off in front of the hot chick? LOL

Zach has been receiving services for almost 7 months, and for almost 4 months we realized his dx. I want something to start happening NOW. Enough waiting for everyone else to get their act together.

So, she can start immediately and I asked her if we could start Wed. We're on. This doesn't give me much time to verify references, background checks, etc. I know. But I have professional references for her - 2 from professionals in the field, 2 from families she has worked with and will verify as much as I can before she starts. Not to mention, she will only be here when someone else is here. My instincts say she is good - and I can say that my instincts are generally very good. Let's hope I am right.