This week has been a ?mixed? week- which is what I expected
There have been ?bitter / sweet? moments and generally it is Alex who has had the ?raw deal?
Leigh LOVES the new school and it is wonderful to see him run off without me having to ?social story? him into class.
Yesterday he said his new school is like going to his ?Autism Club? EVERY DAY!!! What a compliment! He says he is listened to- and he feels good!
Tom (as always) is not one to talk about anything except Playstation etc?.so to find out how he feels is like trying to get blood out of a stone. However when I said he could choose which school to go to?.either this or the old one- he said the new one without hesitation!!!! (afterwards I realised I was silly asking that as I would have had some explaining to do if he?d chose the old one!!!) I also gathered he?s happier at lunchtimes- so ?risked? asking him if he wants to come home at lunch time at all?.he said NO!!!! Big difference to old school!
Alex was disruptive yesterday.
I am not so ?fond? of his teacher??so I got upset yesterday- but I?ve thought it through and have had a long chat with her TA this morning.
The ?rational?me says ?ANY? child (not 5 till end of may) would find changing schools hard- and take more than 4 days to settle- so I politely explained this. (yesterday the teacher said that the rest of the class sit nicely so she makes no exception for Alex. Grrrrrrrr!!!!) I think she?s trying to ?start of as she means to go on? etc?.and also she?s keen to not end up with any others copying him as they think he can get away with it then so can they. But still??I felt upset
I explained to the TA today about Thomas and Leigh- and how Alex is very much like Tom at 4yrs?.at home rarely ?plays? with toys like lego,puzzles,trains,cars etc?.but ?plays? with playstations,computers,fridges,light switches,videos etc?.and what they have ?reported? about his behaviour is identical to tom in his 1st year at school
??cannot sit still,touching people,calling out,shares on his terms only etc??and I am ?scared? that he may have SN too. He is ?bothered? by the way that when he goes into class now they don?t do writing/numbers before registration (instead they sit at a table and look at books) and he misses using the computer at ?choosy time??this feels a bit like ?routine? withdrawal?.but am not getting too carried away as I had expected him to take at least 2 or 3 weeks to feel ?settled??.it?s just the teacher?s comments that have me ?questioning? this stuff.
She tried the ?learned behaviour? bit?..but the only reason I can see for this ?similar? behaviour is that he is feeling ?unsettled? and at home I am having major troubles with how Tom and Leigh are interacting at the moment?.so Alex could well be lacking attention and I have decided that is the older 2 say they are happy at this school then for now I can concentrate on ALEX!!!