Ciaoder's Journal

My little guy went to school well today. Today is his temporary's aids last day. So, we got up a little early and ran to the store to buy her some flowers. He was excited to surprise her! It also made the transition easy this morning-yay!

Yesterday was another story. It was his first field trip. On Wednesday, I recieved a phone call about how negative his attitude is becoming in the classroom and he has been removed because of it. It's largely because of the transition of coming to school. He seems to be fine in the afternoons. It's the mornings he is having a difficult time with. He does great at home. It's just when we drop him off....I'm becoming very frustrated with this.

I was focusing so much on making this a very positive morning and transition for him to get the day started off great for the field trip...and, the transition was great! He got out of the car fine and went into the school great! When I picked him up, I peeked in his journal and just saw written, I'll call you. It ended up that he had a horrible time on the field trip. So much so that the aid couldn't handle him and the teacher had to be with him 100% of the time and she even had a difficult time. He melted down and cried most of the time. Later in the afternoon, he started spitting on kids thinking it was funny. For some reason he thinks this is a joke. I don't know if he got this from a SpongeBob episode... I think so. I really don't like that show and he hasn't seen it in quite some time. Apparently all the kids on the trip were freezing and they had to come back to the school early. When he got into my car, I looked in the rear view mirror and it dawned on me. I forgot to give him his medicine in the morning. I felt so bad! I know my husband and I can handle him without the meds. We did it for the summer to give him a break because he asked us to. As school approached, we started them up again. It was interesting to us that he was able to verbalize that the medicine helped him with his impulsivity. I'm still shocked that I forgot to give him the meds. I wrote a note in his journal last night to his teacher that if she ever notices him behaving in this manner, to please give me a call. I hope this helps. We have such good commincation with the school. But, boy - if there was a day that he could have used his concerta...it was yesterday. I'm praying today goes well!

His original aid arrives back on Monday! I'm very excited! She popped her head in last Wednesday. I know she will be good for our son. She totally understands AS, unlike the temporary aid who just never understood it despite the information I sent and the training she received. She was a lovely lady and she tried and she did learn something of it. I just don't think she could grasp it fully. The original aid understands the value of the hugs that our son needs. They help center him. I'm looking forward to next Monday.

I found a video to give to his teacher today that is excellent - "Ask Me About Asperger's Syndrome." I viewed while in school and it was great! I think she will like it too. It's great for all teachers