tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199292221579998590.post5756631445408346867..comments2011-05-11T05:01:11.542-07:00Comments on he's just quirky: first five weeks of new schoolYellow Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00980837844822716686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199292221579998590.post-49733514308621332392011-03-05T16:30:17.178-08:002011-03-05T16:30:17.178-08:00Great news that his anxiety levels are decreasing ...Great news that his anxiety levels are decreasing Aspie in the Family. <br /><br />With erin it really wavers. We took him to his psych the other day and she has come up with some more ideas on how to help him with his anxiety over school. <br /><br />She also pointed out some things in our routine that might be contributing. Unfortunately it is going to be difficult to work out how to change those things. Sometimes it helps to have an objective eye on your life even if it does make you feel like a failure for not seeing it yourself. <br /><br />Also she asked me why I didn't tell the school about what he said about his life. All I could say was that I didn't know why, I just really didn't want to... she thinks we should because it will make them listen. I think that I didn't because I would have burst into tears if i did... <br /><br />Thanks for reading and for the support, it really means a lot!Yellow Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980837844822716686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199292221579998590.post-29458960333031820532011-03-03T01:39:22.351-08:002011-03-03T01:39:22.351-08:00I really relate to your post. A couple of years a...I really relate to your post. A couple of years ago we also had a terrible time with our son and his anxiety levels. He ended up not in education so after a battle with the authorities we got him into a special school for autistic children. Initially it was really hard but he is now getting better and his anxiety levels are decreasing.Welcome!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07758516334730930643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199292221579998590.post-53549903192728650262011-02-28T14:28:18.676-08:002011-02-28T14:28:18.676-08:00Thanks MWM,
It does seem to be about individual ...Thanks MWM, <br /><br />It does seem to be about individual schools rather than Catholic or State. I have never been the best advocate and so having a school that is willing to meet me half-way is fantastic. <br /><br />One point of difference between the two schools that Erin has attended - and which I took advantage of today - is that the kids get taken to their classroom in the mornings by the parents, rather than to a whole-school assembly every morning before going to class. Coupled with the teacher writing the day's schedule on the board, I am able to settle him in and explain what he will be doing throughout the day. Plus the morning routine is the same everyday.<br /><br />I'm glad that you and Little Man are getting support from your new school too :) It's such a relief - particularly emotionally - not to have to keep fighting for their rights as students. <br /><br />totally get the uniform thing, hehe, Erin hates it when other kid's break the rules, can totally imagine him asking about the girl's stripy tights - in front of them!!Yellow Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980837844822716686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199292221579998590.post-74191072112976512052011-02-28T04:53:20.254-08:002011-02-28T04:53:20.254-08:00That all sounds so positive and as if his new scho...That all sounds so positive and as if his new school really are on the ball and doing everything they can for Erin as an individual and not just what the book says. I know the anxiety that goes with starting a new school, for my eldest who is aspergers we had the same worries when we moved. His previous school was catholic and it was very strict and like you have said about Erin, the strict routine, the lessons, the ethos all suuited Little Man down to the ground and gave him comfort. The catholic school in our new town was full so we are at the local school which draws from a very different catchment area to his last school and this has taken some getting use to for all of us, and I don't mean to be a snob. The school is nowhere near as strict especially on uniform as some of the families simply can;t afford it, but it has taken some time for LM to understand why the girls wear what every they want in their hair, strippy or spotty tights and not strict uniform. However on the special needs front, we are in no doubt he is in the right school, they are so on the ball, and within weeks of him being there were providing more support than we had got after years of fighting in our old town. So pleased that the first 5 weeks have gone so well especially after a rocky first week xMWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188434514203375769noreply@blogger.com