A glimpse of the past to the present

My son in now 11 years old. He was born a week early by C-section. I was placed on bed rest about 6 months pregnant with him. Cody's stomach was not growing at the rate it should have been. I also had to start going to the hospital for stress tests and frequent ultrasounds. February 9, 2001 Cody was born. I knew shortly after he was born something was different with him, he cried and screamed all the time. He couldn't keep anything down and had massive diarrhea all the time. He then started to get ear infections. He went through a handful of different formulas, it didn't matter what he ate it came right back up. He also never slept. I was up feeding him at least 5-8 times a night. He spent some time in the hospital and went through a lot of different testing. He started to bang his head and get very angry all the time. I would try and comfort him and he would cry more. I was the only one that he would tolerate. He didn't want anyone else to hold him. I finally got to the point that I had to prop up his bottle and sit behind him so he would eat.
I just kept on going with him not sure really what to do. 

I was involved in a local play group, we had a field trip one day and it changed our lives...... The field trip was to Easter Seals. While we were there I spoke with different employees and filled out an application for Cody. We had appointments and interview scheduled and off we went to getting some help for Cody. Cody started receiving Occupational therapy 2 times a week and Developmental therapy 1 time a week and Behavior therapy 1 time a week. Cody started with Easter Seals at the age of 15 months old. It was a lot of work and Cody did not like the therapy at all, he did start to get a bit better. It was very clear that Cody had major sensory issues. At age 3 he aged out of Easter Seals and was put into the school district. Cody also started medications. It was not something I wanted to do at all, but I soon realized I had tried therapy and lots of other interventions and nothing was working. The medication was a big help, Cody was able to function and calm him self down. Cody also started Early Intervention in the school district and seemed to do pretty well. He still had a hard time separating from me but seemed to do better. He didn't have too many problems at school at all. By the time Kindergarten rolled around he was doing so well he cam out of the special education program and went into a regular education classroom. When he started his medication I was given a diagnosis of ADHD, Bipolar, Separation anxiety and  Sensory Integration. We moved in 2007 and he was to start in a new school district in 2008. the battle begins. My husband and I never imagined it would be so difficult to get cooperation for a special needs child.