Well, I met the new therapist yesterday...

She is a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), a NCC (National Certified Counselor) and a DCFC (Diplomat Clinical Forensic Counseling) as well as a LPC Board Certified Supervisor.
Phew!
But the more important thing is that I like her!
And for the purposes of this blog, we will call her Therapist Katie.

I am always nervous about meeting new therapists. I haven't had the best luck out there in therapy land and I'm never super optimistic about it. So I got to her office right on time and filled out all of the paperwork and then we talked for a little while.
I can't even begin to tell you how nice it is to have a conversation with someone who is knowledgeable about AS! My normal conversations about my daughter usually start with me prefacing them with ten minutes of Asperger info so to have someone jump in and bring up other AS traits was awesome. Someone who just gets it!
We talked about school and she told me that she doesn't believe Trin is even getting 10% of the in-school assistance that she should be getting. And you know what? It was so nice to hear! Because I always feel like I am being a pain and asking for too much. I always feel like I am playing the AS Card and there isn't anyone around to tell me whether I should be or not.

It was a good meeting. The only thing we disagreed on was medication.
It is my belief that Trin should decide whether to be medicated. And I feel like in the next few years she will be able to tell me if she needs it. The main medication is for anxiety and I just feel like she should be able to tell me that she wants something for her "tummy aches". It's is Therapist Katie's belief that AS children are not capable of making that decision. I'm thinking I will let them meet and work together and see what she thinks later.
I feel like we have made so much progress at home that Therapist Katie will just be floored and may change her mind about what my AS child is and isn't capable of. :)

Our next appointment is on Tuesday at 2:00p. I will let ya'll know how it goes!