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| Tue, 05-15-2007 - 12:22pm |
Weston called me 3x yesterday. His teacher didn't know what to do with him. His words "I'm having a nervous breakdown and I can't stay here any longer!" He was crying every time he called. They were doing a review for the PACT (achievement testing). They were able to get him to go to the library and curl up in a beanbag chair and read (Harry Potter) to calm down. At one point he was shaking and hardly able to walk. The guidance counselor had him come to her office and calm down. The OT wasn't there yesterday, but I think maybe they need to have him go jump on the trampoline or wrap him up if this happens again.
He'd had a very difficult weekend. On Friday he went to the birthday party (at the pool) for a friends in the neighborhood. I couldn't stay with him the whole time because of stuff at home so I sent Warren and Amelia (his older sibs). They said a couple of kids were being mean to him. The kids from the party that were a problem the party kid's mom handled, but a couple of the kids were neighborhood kids (and one was a friend of Amelia's). The older kids stood up for him and made sure he was ok (Amelia had a minor fight w/ said friend over it-- she said her brother was more important-- wa are making progress!). I came and got him early when Amelia called me and said he was getting upset. Otherwise, we didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but he was on edge all weekend. He had several episodes of near meltdowns but was always able to get it together.
I had Martha's IEP meeting (for dyslexia) at the end of the day yesterday. I cked on him before I went into the meeting, he was in class doing ok, but stimming a lot. I also talked w/ the guidance counselor-- she seems to think it's PACT testing-- I think it's more. I think he's having a social skills jump (he now does NOT like to be teased and notices it more, he's also having lots of emotional growth -- caring what others think) I don't think she understands that this is how he reacts when he's overwhelmed.
I can't wait until school is out! but I'm really concerned about next year.
Betsy

(((Hugs))) to you & Weston Betsy.
Yup that is where we are with Liam. He is noticing the teasing and sadly even thinks he is being teased when kids are genuinely playing; but he is still righ ther along with Weston. How old id ds again? Our biggest issues occur on the playgrounds (mixed classes). A pool party would have Liam as a sitting duck.
Dee
((((Betsy))))
One thing at a time dear.
Weston is 10 1/2 in 5th grade will go to middle school for 6th grade. DH had Weston w/ him at Owen's (5yr old)soccer end of season party last night. DH said he could see Weston trying to join in w/ lots of things (he really wanted to play and when DH told him it was unappropriate he tried to get the coach to let him be the referee). DH said he was really handling the disappointment well. He was using some of the social rules we've been working on as well. BUT at school they just don't get that he can be so academically advanced and so emotionally and socially behind (he's really about at a 6-7 yr old level).
Betsy