Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Quest for Quality, is it still important in an upside down economy and chaotic society?

Life, plus economic worries, time constraints, conflicting information and the pull of multiple demands can certainly cause anxiety, adding a child with autism or behavioral problems can seem almost impossibly and absolutely overwhelming.
There is an old adage that goes something like: 'when you're up to your neck in alligators it is difficult to remember that your original intention was to drain the swamp.' I like this adage because draining the swamp would take care of the problem with the alligators and a whole bunch of other potentially serious but not as seemingly urgent problems, such as mosquitoes.
That's sometimes how it is with children's treatment. The immediate relief of your stress and more treatment seems to be the best cure for what ails you and our child. Unfortunately this is not always the case. The right intervention is always more important than the most intervention. Years ago my wife and I owned a Ford Escort. All in all it was a good car. We kept having an electrical problem though and kept having to take it back to the dealer. After many trips, a mechanic discovered that we kept a spare set of keys in the ash tray. (Seemed logical to us.) Those keys would move around as the car was moving and eventually would make a connection and cause a short. Once the keys were removed, we had no more electrical problems with the car.
When you are looking for the right treatment for your child, more is rarely better, especially when it is in a contrived environment or primarily with the therapist. Remember to look for quality above quantity.

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