After just 2 days in his new school his teacher wants to 'start the assessmnet process' off!!!!
She says she has observed hiim and agrees with all i've told her!
So far she says he is
inflexible- black&white thinking
literal
stims
poor comprehension skills
though very able with some maths- struggles with 'complex worded questions' which require following a text including numbers.
balance and spacial awareness probs
tracking-white board to book- loses place
no empathy
NO THEORY OF MIND!!!
thats the bits i remember!
she is so easy to talk to- and she said it was a pleasant change for her to not have to 'brek the news' to an unsuspecting parent. in our case due to our previous chats she is happy to push forward now- rather than wait as she thinks he will need extra support in year 3.
she is familiar with lots of SN- and named asperger's ,dyspraxia and pragmatics.....
YOu all know i have been waiting for THIS day!!!!
I have not found anything i dont like yet at this school!
Yesterday (as i expected...day 2) Alex clung to my leg as i left crying....so today i promised i'd do' blowing bubbles' at bathtime- and it worked!
He went straigh in.
Thomas has been given a 2 week timetable for lessons- so i have LAMINATED IT!!!!
Also today him and the other new boy were given buddies- and this has been done brilliantly as thomas is a bit touch about being 'followed' as he sees it! the buddy actually asks where tom wants to sit and gets him talking about 'stuff'...best bit thomas says there are girls that say they like him as he has a wicked sense of humour!at the old school they all said "EeeeYUCK" when he sat too close!
and finally i am not binge-eating at the moment-sticking to eating 3 or 4 meals and hardly any chocolate.....so if i lose weight....then that would be a brilliant bonus!