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Excuse me, did you say $8000???

7/27/2011

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I'm choosing to be really bummed now!!! 

We were all excited about Dr. Dorinne Davis from the Davis Center whom we
met at the Autism One Conference in Chicago this May. 

She is this amazingly intelligent Dr. who is certified in over 20 different listening programs that help heal issues with your inner ear, etc.  She can analyze your inner ear to see exactly which program is the best fit for you...  So we paid around $400 or $500  each for Jackie and Ka'eo Jr to get assessed by her while we were there in Chicago.  Everything went great, her diagnoses seemed spot on, so she said we would be contacted to get set up with the 2 programs Ka'eo Jr and Jackie would be right for...Auditory Integration Training and the Enlisten Training Program.

So today we get the call that they are ready to ship out the AIT equipment to us, it's a 10 day program, then we would start the ETP over the next 6 months.  So I find out the AIT would cost $2000 (for 10 days) and the ETP License would be another $6000 (for 6 months) !!! 

I was floored.  I said, "um...we can't afford $8000, we have a child with autism and we're already spending every penny we have to help him recover..."

She said, "oh, I'm sorry.  I thought you were already invoiced for this..." 

I said, "No...I knew the AIT was $800 after the initial assessment and that's it...but actually it is $800 after the intial assessment that costs $600 (which isn't the first assessment we did in Chicago, its different), then it's another $600 for the 2nd person's AIT..."

OMG...anyway I could go on and on, but you get the picture...I'm just choosing to be bummed at this moment...then I'll get over it and move on. 

I just had such high hopes for this because Ka'eo Jr really shows us he has inner ear issues, he covers his ears often and is sensitive to certain sounds...but we just can't afford $8000.  Even if Jackie backs out of it and we only do Ka'eo Jr, it's still $6400!  I mean, REALLY, do you know how much Son-Rise training and consultations that would equal??? 

Thanks but no thanks Dr. Dorinne Davis!!!       Movin' on :o)
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