the good news keeps on rollin' in!!!!!

Yesterday evening Richard called me at work and told me that Dean had been accepted into the TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren )program in Greenville. Praise the Lord!!! Plus, the lady that is the head of the program picked Dean to work with for herself. Praise the Lord again!!!!! For some of you that do not know what TEACCH is, I got a little overview from the website:

TEACCH is an evidence-based service, training, and research program for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorders. Established in the early 1970s by Eric Schopler and colleagues, the TEACCH program has worked with thousands of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. TEACCH provides clinical services such as diagnostic evaluations, parent training and parent support groups, social play and recreation groups, individual counseling for higher-functioning clients, and supported employment. In addition, TEACCH conducts training nationally and internationally and provides consultation for teachers, residential care providers, and other professionals from a variety of disciplines. Research activities include psychological, educational, and biomedical studies.
The administrative headquarters of the TEACCH program are in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and there are nine regional TEACCH Centers around the state of North Carolina. Most clinical services from the TEACCH centers are free to citizens of North Carolina.

So now all that is left to do is to pick out our dates and head on up there!!!!!!