ADs are elite athletes and can run very fast

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Another thread in the saga filled up (so no forwards link)

I think maybe we're endurance athletes, or maybe multievent like a decathlon

Thanks for the dyslexia responses, very helpful & informative.

DD is in a better place these days so I have started to broach the subject of an assessment being an option, & perhaps a way of helping her to see herself more positively, & opening some doors for the future.

Sorry to go off-topic.

I had pleurisy a few years ago. Hadn't occurred to me it might be an underlying condition.

A different question - why couldn't they just have years 11 and 13 at school? It would still massively reduce the numbers mixing but not mess up another cohort's exam results.

Thanks for the reading suggestions. Have used teach your monster to read. Dd took to reading like a duck to water and skipped through levels, so this is new to me with him.

@flower11

Thanks for the reading suggestions. Have used teach your monster to read. Dd took to reading like a duck to water and skipped through levels, so this is new to me with him.

I know I am, as charmingly described by one of the MN royalty, an "irrelevant out of date just a supply teacher" but I really really do rate alphablocks for how it approaches phonics and reading - it's really well done (as are the numberblocks ones)

@Taswama

I had pleurisy a few years ago. Hadn't occurred to me it might be an underlying condition.

A different question - why couldn't they just have years 11 and 13 at school? It would still massively reduce the numbers mixing but not mess up another cohort's exam results.

I don't understand that either particularly for year 13 as many A level classes only have a handful of students

DS is in yr 13. They sent a few students home to self-isolate last term but had strict seating plans which ensured that the majority of students stayed in school, rather than sending huge groups home. It seemed that good organisation, & possibly a bit of luck, kept the majority in full-time school.

I suppose the argument for not having them in school is that at that age they are more like adults, so more likely to catch covid, even if they are asymptomatic or mildly ill. With a more virulent strain it's possible it would spread more amongst them, & they'd bring it home.

You could also argue that year 10 & 12 also need to be in school so that they keep up to speed for next year.

Our head emailed today to say they realise their year 7s & 8s are at risk of missing out if they focus entirely on the older years. So they're going to address that.

Where do you draw the line? Being in school is important for many reasons, not just exam years.

There are no easy answers.

Genius!

I'm so glad there's no curfew

I have a strange sense that the Ds don't go out late much

Just back from my 9pm Aldi, which is likely to be daily now due to boredom.

Got elbow bumped by a stranger who said to me "isn't this all so sad, I just came in here to get away from my family". Nearly offered the poor lady a hug.

Came home and train driver neighbour said to me "are you holding up all right?" and reached out and squeezed my shoulder. I don't know him very well but I appreciate that he noticed my mournful face.

He has to get tested regularly, which he struggles with, but here we are - faced with shitty moral choices to keep our jobs.

@TabbyStar

Genius!

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Awesome!

I hope he's able to do that and not get sacked, brave man!

I know I am, as charmingly described by one of the MN royalty, an "irrelevant out of date just a supply teacher" but I really really do rate alphablocks for how it approaches phonics and reading - it's really well done (as are the numberblocks ones)

Alpha blocks were just starting when DD1 was young - so we saw them only a bit - they also watched Number Jacks rather than numberblocks for similar reasons though I think number blocks look better.

@AaahWoof supply teachers have never had the respect they are due. Good supply teachers are worth their weight in gold.
Going into a room of strangers and there are inevitably complex children there, and enabling them to learn in their teacher's absence is very valuable.

I often did long term work, and so often had a hostile audience from teenagers that had had a lot of disruption from rolling sick note absences and it takes a lot to earn their trust, more so than starting in the autumn term. In my case I was often one of the smallest people in the room which doesn't help so I used my quirky humour side a lot as inless I am really scorned, I don't carry off authoritarian very well

Alpha blocks and numberblocks aren't my specualism, but I thought they were great when my DCs were that age group. When DS1 was struggling to pick up phonics, we went to Alphablocks as part of his bedtime routine, especially as he was often too tired to process reading himself.

To be honest with the reading and phonics generally there comes a really bonkers point where it does just click into place.

Might be worth checking hearing out anyway in case he's not actually hearing the sounds correctly - get on a list now and you might get to see a physical NHS person before he turns 18 (I'd love to see them try to do a hearing test via telehealth)... and doing some stuff with him informally to see if he can tell that things like cot and got are actually starting with different sounds - it's just a very very obvious thing that gets missed so much and can really fuck with progress reading and learning phonics sounds.

@AcornAutumn

I'm so glad there's no curfew

I have a strange sense that the Ds don't go out late much

Just back from my 9pm Aldi, which is likely to be daily now due to boredom.

Got elbow bumped by a stranger who said to me "isn't this all so sad, I just came in here to get away from my family". Nearly offered the poor lady a hug.

Came home and train driver neighbour said to me "are you holding up all right?" and reached out and squeezed my shoulder. I don't know him very well but I appreciate that he noticed my mournful face.

He has to get tested regularly, which he struggles with, but here we are - faced with shitty moral choices to keep our jobs.

I've not had any bother at night. There's probably a strong overlap with Ds, and people who generally don't venture out into the deep, dark, night.

I was very grateful to checkout lady last night as she was kind and patient in a supermarket famed for efficiency over customer service

When I had a couple of panic attacks in the summer, staff were very kind too.
The advantage of going when it's quiet at night is that I can argue that I'm responsible in having fewer people to breathe at.

@Reedwarbler

So 60,000 cases of covid diagnosed today. I would love to know where all this testing is taking place.

NI Scotland and Wales accounted for over 5k the english figure is 54,517 positive. Wales was 20% positive cases so carrying that forward they would have tested over 300k people today.

I broke down today in the co-op. Had waved DS off quite stoically. Thought will pop to the shop to get a few bits. Walked in the fridge in front of me is DS favourite, pizzas, olives, humus, then round the corner, sausage rolls, burgers, I just started filling up and aching for him. Luckily between the mask, big glasses, and the hat I had pulled down because it was so cold I do not think anyone noticed, if they had I would have blubbed openly. Not like me at all.

I'm feeling very excited tonight - after surviving my battle with the deadly virus I'm free from house arrest, and I'm off to DD's house for our Christmas tomorrow.

She lives over 100 miles away, so I'm blatantly flouting the 'stay local' but, but woe betide anyone who comments. Not only am I a #nhshero, my dad died on Christmas eve and I got Covid on Christmas day, so have been shut away, completely alone since then. If anyone qualifies for needing a support bubble, it's me

He had a hearing test when he was young as part of the SALT referral. That's obviously some years ago now, but it was clear at the time. We still sometimes beat out the syllables if he's struggling with a word. He's pretty clear to follow although can monologue. His volume can be slightly off though, not shouty, but slightly projected- he's very good at presenting for that, but can get very anxious about it. With me and DH having random, non-local accents he doesn't drop letters like many locals, although he has an intetesting fusion accent depending on who he hears words from more, so he'd say "Oop to the baath" mixing local with me

My auditory processing is scrambled though (was described as Obscure Auditory Dysfunction 20+ years ago and suspect that is now Auditory Processing Disorder), which has been problematic for communicating in public in recent months. I often feel like I have a delayed reaction as by the time I've asked someone to repeat, I've worked out the missing bits. If I really am missing pieces, I find it best to target it with what I heard as otherwise I always miss the same bit from a straight repetition.

my dad died on Christmas eve

So sorry my dad died suddenly just before the November lockdown (non Covid reason). It all took a long time to sort out due to coroner and in the end his funeral was in mid December so not as many restrictions. I hope you can have a decent funeral.

And yes you absolutely do deserve a support bubble and a lovely time with your DD! I hope you feel much better now.

@TooManyButtons

I'm feeling very excited tonight - after surviving my battle with the deadly virus I'm free from house arrest, and I'm off to DD's house for our Christmas tomorrow.

She lives over 100 miles away, so I'm blatantly flouting the 'stay local' but, but woe betide anyone who comments. Not only am I a #nhshero, my dad died on Christmas eve and I got Covid on Christmas day, so have been shut away, completely alone since then. If anyone qualifies for needing a support bubble, it's me

"Stay local" is guidance, not law. Hope you have a nice time

@TooManyButtons

I'm feeling very excited tonight - after surviving my battle with the deadly virus I'm free from house arrest, and I'm off to DD's house for our Christmas tomorrow.

She lives over 100 miles away, so I'm blatantly flouting the 'stay local' but, but woe betide anyone who comments. Not only am I a #nhshero, my dad died on Christmas eve and I got Covid on Christmas day, so have been shut away, completely alone since then. If anyone qualifies for needing a support bubble, it's me

Happy Christmas. Perfectly timed with the Greeks

I'm tempted to leave Christmas lights up. There's too much gloom in the world.
I hate the lights going anyway.

@BogRollBOGOF
My tree is a real one and is in a tub, currently outside my patio doors. The lights are staying on until the clocks change - and they are plugged into a smart plug - so they will go on each night as it gets dark.

@TooManyButtons Have a lovely time. Im sorry for your loss And for yours @HarrietteNightingale

Second test here was negative so despite DH coughing all over me for days I didn't catch covid. I guess I could still get it from him but from everything I have read the contagious part is at the beginning so I very much doubt that.

He never believed me before when I said some people just don't seem to get infected in households despite close contact.

Not long to go now before my house arrest finishes and I plan to use my 'daily exercise' to have a very very long walk