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Went to youngest son's school open house today.
So glad I had a chance to talk to the teachers. My fears are largely alleviated and I know what direction we are needing to go and what I need to work towards.
My son has his keyboard now and they are fine with him typing his spelling words instead of writing them out. That should save him some time.
His regular class teacher is concerned that he is having a lot of trouble staying on task and focusing on the instruction. She has a large class and simply cannot spend a lot of time keeping him on track.
She suggested I try to get an assistant in his IEP. She said it is important to do it soon because he will probably need one in middle school and if he doesn't have one in his IEP now, it will be harder to do as he gets older.
She has already spoken to the principal about it, so I will need to call the speech therapist and set up a meeting.
This school is SO different from the last one. The last one had some really amazing teachers, but the principal was just a fakey-fakey ambitious bitch and it showed in the atmosphere of the school.
I can tell that this principal will tell me if I screw up and won't mince words about it, but I get the feeling that she cares more about the school and the kids and she seems more competent. The difference is like night and day.
I admit I'm worried about my son because he is so zoned out. I fear that he won't be able to function independently as an adult and that would be heartbreaking.
At the same time, I was terribly zoned out a lot of the time as a child, too. I still remember school as mostly as a fog punctuated with unpleasantness. I don't know. When it's your kid, it's hard to tell when you are deluding yourself and when you are over-reacting.
I just need to not think about it too much until I get a chance to speak to the speech therapist. She has been working with autism for a very long time, so I think she will be a good resource.
So glad I had a chance to talk to the teachers. My fears are largely alleviated and I know what direction we are needing to go and what I need to work towards.
My son has his keyboard now and they are fine with him typing his spelling words instead of writing them out. That should save him some time.
His regular class teacher is concerned that he is having a lot of trouble staying on task and focusing on the instruction. She has a large class and simply cannot spend a lot of time keeping him on track.
She suggested I try to get an assistant in his IEP. She said it is important to do it soon because he will probably need one in middle school and if he doesn't have one in his IEP now, it will be harder to do as he gets older.
She has already spoken to the principal about it, so I will need to call the speech therapist and set up a meeting.
This school is SO different from the last one. The last one had some really amazing teachers, but the principal was just a fakey-fakey ambitious bitch and it showed in the atmosphere of the school.
I can tell that this principal will tell me if I screw up and won't mince words about it, but I get the feeling that she cares more about the school and the kids and she seems more competent. The difference is like night and day.
I admit I'm worried about my son because he is so zoned out. I fear that he won't be able to function independently as an adult and that would be heartbreaking.
At the same time, I was terribly zoned out a lot of the time as a child, too. I still remember school as mostly as a fog punctuated with unpleasantness. I don't know. When it's your kid, it's hard to tell when you are deluding yourself and when you are over-reacting.
I just need to not think about it too much until I get a chance to speak to the speech therapist. She has been working with autism for a very long time, so I think she will be a good resource.
