This is a tough one for me, asking for help for my own child. But here we are, at a place where he needs more than we can provide financially. Our son has level 3 autism, is non-verbal, suffers from extreme self injurious behaviors, global developmental delay, PTSD, mixed receptive expressive disorder, Pica, adjustment reaction, and more.. Along with such an intense diagnosis comes an exstensive essential list of needs. Over the past five years we have participated in hundreds of different types of therapies, specialists, doctor's appointments, zoom calls & appointments, constant fights with the school department & facilities just to finally get him into a beautiful facility which provides many of these needs right there. (*He was due to start at his new program on September 4. *) But, life happens and behaviors increased so we had to do the unimaginable... We had to have him admitted to the hospital for psychiatric treatment. This was by far- the hardest decision we have ever had to make. Aside from him receiving treatment , we are trying our hardest to get our home up to par for his return. As you can imagine with some of these diagnosis , it is extremely hard to keep up on equipment and home repairs because he moves so quickly. My husband and I have decided to take this time while he is receiving his treatment to adapt our home for his new intensive needs. Sensory equipment is extremely expensive. We are going through insurance for the majority of his equipment, but insurance only covers so much. We have found it is easier to get insurance to cover a $3000 high chair- Then it is for them to cover a $100 sensory toy or equipment that would help my child regulate in his own home.

We have provided all of the sensory tools that we possibly can. But as a family of six, we can no longer meet all of his needs at a timely manner.

As you can imagine , this is a very difficult task for us... asking for help... this is not something my family is accustomed to doing. We have always been "the helpers"... but now, we need help. SEVERUS NEEDS YOUR HELP. We ask you from the deepest parts of our hearts- If at all possible to please share or donate towards our son's sensory needs. Our goal is to be able to provide our child with a safe space for him to remain home as long as humanly possible. As of now , it has suggested to look into residential living... but we are not there yet and we are not ready to give up. With your help , we might be able to keep him home just a little bit longer.

With so much love,

Samantha, Cole, Hayden, Keegan, Addison, Severus & our entire extended family.