Hey Julie! I am super torn about the tiles, I like the 6×6 because it is new to me, but I know the 3×6 is classic, and will probably stick with me aesthetically the longest.

Thanks for letting me know about your cousin, it honestly won’t get old to hear about kids (or teens) that have grown up and live pretty normal (although probably nerdy) lives with ASD ;)

I can’t tell if I’m responding to this a thread or not! Anyways, Fraser definitely offers speech and OT — the clinician who works with him should be able to turn in a referral and then you will get a call to schedule an eval and ongoing therapy when there is a spot open. There are a number of other rehab providers as well – The Therapy Place, Family Achievement Center, A Chance to Grow…. all of them are going to have fun little waitlists as well. (Here is a nice little resource book — look on page 8 for the rehab options http://www.fraser.org/Fraser/media/Assets/pdfs/2014-Fraser-Autism-Directory-B-12.pdf ). With all the driving around, its definitely easier if you can schedule everything in the same place, so I would check in with your clinician and ask for them to submit a referral, and you can have them note what time he already receives services to see if there are open times before or after to save you a trip hopefully (however, being open to most times will probably help things move along faster, and then if spots open up at a better time, his schedule can be shifted!). 1-2 days a week is usually recommended. I hope this helps!!!

sorry it took me so long to respond, i had to dig back through all my notes and receipts! i got the tile from buytile.com. i ordered 213 sq. ft. and the price was $2.08 per sq. ft. yes, that is more expensive than some standard 3×6 subway tile (the lowest price i found for that was $1.69), but for my project, it was like an $80 difference for all of the tile i needed, and for something i’m going to look at everyday, it was a no-brainer. another place i looked was builddirect.com. their prices were slightly higher (unless you need more than 300 sq. ft.) and the white didn’t match my sink as well (ikea sink), so i went with the buytile option. please let me know if you have any other questions!

Hey, Sheree! I think this post convinced me that black tile with black grout is okay, you should give it a read.

Hey, tell me more about bussing to Fraser? We haven’t been offered any of that. Gus is going to be getting all of his therapies at the MPLS Fraser after his afternoon preschool. They didn’t mention that we could get therapies at the Richfield location, which is closer to our home. Have you been happy with your experience at Fraser? Thanks in advance! – It’s all so overwhelming to navigate at first.

Hey, Melissa! Did you find that the 4×12 was much more expensive 3×6 or 6×6. I love the look, but always figured it would cost quite a bit more as well too. Please send your source along, I’d love to check it out!

Oh good to know, did you go with black grout as well?

Hey, Amy! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I am pretty nervous about the transition, it will be a lot of changes all at once, but as he begins to anticipate them we should be okay. Thanks for the info on MA or TEFRA, I will take a look at it in the coming weeks once things begin to fall into place (you’re right, there is so much to sift through already). Question, since you work kids who have ASAD in twin cities area, I’d be curious to know what you recommend for parents seeking out OT and Speech? Right now Gus is in Mpls ECSE and Fraser.

As for Gus, good for you Mama! These truly are the run around years. My husband and I have demanding jobs and couldn’t accommodate the running around during the day and eventually turned to Fraser Richfield. He could be bused to his EI preschool daily and he received all this therapies in one place so I didn’t have to run him around. Game changer! Keep up the good work!!