It went OK. They went over the results of all the testing, the total of which they determine "normal" to have a total score between 85-115. Her daughter got an 80. So, they officially diagnosed her as on the spectrum. The doctor said they could tell she could finish/complete some of the testing, she just stopped or lost focus, etc. so they had to mark her down. That type of stuff. My cousin was expecting the diagnosis and while not happy, I think she felt validated that she was right to be concerned. They told her she did the right thing bringing her in at that age (she was 2 in August). The doctor told her they want to do ABA therapy (did I word that correctly?) for 25 hours a week. That's a lot. She told her they could ramp up to the 25 hours. My cousin already works with EI, so she is already immersed in that. The one speech therapist she wants to use wanted to wait until she was officially diagnosed. Now they can start with her. She has a lot of research to do now. It's going to be a challenging year. I want to ask her if there is any type of training we, as her family, can go through to help out in any way. They want to see her in March for more testing.
