Hayden
Hayden is now 6 and started Mainstream Kindergarten in the fall. His class had 28 kids, with a teacher and a Kindergarten aide. There were 5 kids with Autism in the class (some possibly not officially diagnosed). Hayden could leave to the Special Needs Teacher's room if he was having trouble. The first two weeks went really well. But after two weeks the stress of so many people and noises started to get to him. Each day he got progressively worse at school and at home. At school he began hitting students, yelling, humming to himself and making other noises, and having meltdowns. At home he regressed to a point where he was maybe a year ago as far as what bothered him and what he was able to do. He couldn't focus, couldn't follow one-step directions, was thrown into a meltdown when one thing went wrong, rather than having patience and working through it.
I asked for a meeting with all parties to discuss his options. More info to come.
And yet, in the words of his Grandpa Phil,
Rylie
Hayden is now 6 and started Mainstream Kindergarten in the fall. His class had 28 kids, with a teacher and a Kindergarten aide. There were 5 kids with Autism in the class (some possibly not officially diagnosed). Hayden could leave to the Special Needs Teacher's room if he was having trouble. The first two weeks went really well. But after two weeks the stress of so many people and noises started to get to him. Each day he got progressively worse at school and at home. At school he began hitting students, yelling, humming to himself and making other noises, and having meltdowns. At home he regressed to a point where he was maybe a year ago as far as what bothered him and what he was able to do. He couldn't focus, couldn't follow one-step directions, was thrown into a meltdown when one thing went wrong, rather than having patience and working through it.
I asked for a meeting with all parties to discuss his options. More info to come.
And yet, in the words of his Grandpa Phil,
"Hayden does so well now, it's hard to remember how he was 2 years ago. Now that I think about it, he kept his head down, didn't socialize, and arranged pencils or toy cars. He would have a meltdown if the little objects he was arranging didn't stay where he put them. What a difference!"
Rylie
Peek a Boo! She tries to get the camera, and when she can't she keeps kissing my tummy, as if that will encourage me to give her the camera.
Chicken nuggets... has corn breading.
Mixed veggies. Has corn in it.
Jello. Has sugar.
CF ice cream. Has tapioca (a starch).
Meatloaf. Made with bread.
Packaged ham. Has wheat and sugar.
Canned peas. Sugar.
Recent appointment:
They her sit in a high chair and asked me to put the food that I brought on her tray so they could observe how she was eating. To me, nothing unusual was going on. It was her typical smashing the food, moving it around on the tray, and putting some of it in her mouth. But to them all of these things meant something. It always feels good when you take the time to go see a specialist when they confirm your suspicions. Not only did they agree that she needed some help, but a lot of help. I felt like someone was finally going to be able to help me help her! More info coming soon.
Troubles trying to follow her new diet:
Mixed veggies. Has corn in it.
Jello. Has sugar.
CF ice cream. Has tapioca (a starch).
Meatloaf. Made with bread.
Packaged ham. Has wheat and sugar.
Canned peas. Sugar.
Recent appointment:
They her sit in a high chair and asked me to put the food that I brought on her tray so they could observe how she was eating. To me, nothing unusual was going on. It was her typical smashing the food, moving it around on the tray, and putting some of it in her mouth. But to them all of these things meant something. It always feels good when you take the time to go see a specialist when they confirm your suspicions. Not only did they agree that she needed some help, but a lot of help. I felt like someone was finally going to be able to help me help her! More info coming soon.
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