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Starting school

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Jimjams · 22/09/2003 13:44

DS1 starts school tomorrow. I'm terrified! Send positive vibes our way between 9.30 and 12 please I'm hoping he won't hit his teacher this time, or scream the place down......

Just got an offer in the post for a place at the local school as well (different LEA - he would be January entry if he went to the local school). So now I have to write to the head thanking her for setting up a meeting with her and the senco, but saying I chose a different school as hers had too many stairs!

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GRMUM · 23/09/2003 13:35

Hope it all went well jimjams.Best wishes

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Jimjams · 23/09/2003 14:02

Thanks everyone. It went well. He wet himself! But I'd sent in a spare uniform anyway (and he wears incontinence pants so he doesn't leave a puddle). His nursery keyworker took him to the toilet and someone turned on the handdryer and apparently he shot off liek a rocket. Went on again later (I was a bit worried about the toilet as they smell and are dark).

He had to work in a little group on "listening" activities. He had to listen for a colour and use the right one to colour in - and he got his colours right! Think the colouring left a bit to be desired (he still has a fist grip and doesn't realy get colouring in).

He did well.

I'm not too worried at the moment Davros as the autism outreach team are involved- and luckily they happen to be very very good (I know the person in charge). They really understand autism and I think they're going to help set everything up. I may well use the SALT in the future though (although its a bit pricy so would prefer not to!)

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doormat · 23/09/2003 14:10

Jimjams so glad it went so well on his first day at school
He did very well.

fio2 · 23/09/2003 14:19

Oh glad it went well jimjams and colour matching aswell! Did you you cope alright or were you a blubbing mess like I used to be?

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Jimjams · 23/09/2003 14:28

surprisingly I was OK. They offered me a cup of tea but I had to take ds2 to a swimming class. The senco told me to go back a bit early and she ran through the morning with me. He didn't bite anyone but he is biting me now! I think its when he wants attention. Better go.

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SoupDragon · 23/09/2003 14:50

That's fantastic, Jimjams! Going to school I mean, not biting you! It sounds like it couldn't really have gone much better

Davros · 23/09/2003 19:30

Jimjams, I'm so pleased it went well, I've been thinking about you all day. Quite right not to spend unnceccessary £££ sending SLT in if you have good people already. I know he's not going fulltime, when is he in next? What's his weekly timetable at the moment?

hmb · 23/09/2003 20:08

Glad it went so well. the colour work sounded impressive! You must be so proud of him

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Jimjams · 23/09/2003 20:09

He's just doing two mornings at the moment. Tuesdays and Thurdays. (the nursery on wednesday and friday mornings) I think he has computers on Thursdays which he will love.

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tamum · 23/09/2003 20:38

Great news, well done to him, especially the colours work!

tigermoth · 23/09/2003 22:09

sounds like a very good start, jimjams. What does your son like about computers btw? mine has just got into one website (boohahs) but that's it. He starts school in January, so it's all still to come.

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Jimjams · 23/09/2003 22:17

Not sure what he likes tigermoth- he doesn't use it much - only a few games with me - and he can't really use a mouse (because of the dyspraxia)- although the school have applied to get him some special equipment. He just looovvves computers- can look at them for ages in magazines. He also like washing machines and microwaves but they don't have those at school. I think if he develops language then computers will be the thing for him.

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Jimjams · 23/09/2003 22:18

First thing he does when he gets back from nursery is turn on the computer, he then checks to make sure the hoover hasn't moved.....

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janh · 24/09/2003 09:54

jimjams, I'm so pleased for you that it went so well!

I am fascinated by DS's fascination with appliances btw - was it you who said he loves House Doctor too? And the magazine he recognised with a picture of a hoover or something in it? Does it make a difference if they're switched on or not?

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Jimjams · 24/09/2003 10:53

OMG if they're switched on he passes out! (Our little dyson he loves and pounces on, our big dyslon he is terrified of). If we get back from nursery on my cleaners day here the first thing he does on seeing her is check the hoover. If it has moved he goes mad. She knows to put it away before he comes home!

He loves house doctor- any homes programme really- ds2 hates them though he wants cbeebies! ds1 also loves house magazines. If he's stressed I often bring out a house magazine for him to flick through. The trouble is if I bring out an old one (ie one he's seen before) he knows exactly which toilet/washing machine/ set of stairs or hoover he wants to look at and goes mad until I find the right page. The trouble is I have no idea which toilet or hoover or whatever is in which magazine so I keep finding the "wrong" ones and then he gets even crosser. To confuse matters hoover and toilet are the same word in ds1speak so I generally have no idea what I;m looking for (having not memorised the location of which hoover in which magazine its hard to guess).

My mum's nursing times had a really good ad for a laxative- a full page spread of lots of toilets. He carries that magazine around with him when he visits (and of course knows exactly which one has the ad).

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janh · 24/09/2003 12:48

jimjams, ROFL at the full-page spread on toilets! (Does he mind them being flushed? I mean the noise?)

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Jimjams · 24/09/2003 15:20

He's not too fussed about familiar ones being flushed. Can be a bit unsure of public ones.

He is driving me mad with the hairdryer at the moment. He wants me to be holding it at ALL times and whenever I put it down he picks it up, gives it to me and says "dee dutton" (hair dryer).

Mind you he is bouncing off the walls he's been awake since 2.50am (as have I). This is why I get higher rate DLA I keep reminding myself......

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CnR · 24/09/2003 21:49

Glad to hear your DS's first day went okay JImJams. Sounds like he did really well.

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Jimjams · 25/09/2003 14:24

2nd morning went well. He's finding all the waiting at various times difficult and I think the stories are too long for him (aparently he decided he wanted to play with the hoover instead), but he's taking part in everything. Other children seem lovely. His little friend from nursery was told to sit down and leave him alone today by the teacher , and apparently children were fighting over who got to sit next to him at computers. I have a feeling all the Mum's will know his name and I won't know any of their children's!

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fio2 · 25/09/2003 14:26

Oh that sounds really cute jimjams Glad it is going well My dd always used to do that at storytime too although she is supposed to be a bit better now - dont know what that means!

LIZS · 25/09/2003 14:29

Sounds as if he is doing really well.

lou33 · 25/09/2003 15:03

What good news Jimjams, I'm really pleased for you.

eidsvold · 25/09/2003 18:37

it sounds like all is going well Jimjams..

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