Belated Brag Day

[akafred]

Nobody had anything?

[akafred]

Things are going well lately. School started last Monday and so far so good! Char had her first guitar lesson at school on Thursday (technically the second as we tried one when she turned 5 but she couldn't focus) and the regular teacher said she watched a few minutes and it seemed to go really well. Her mood is up, her listening is up. Strattera seems to really be good for her. Had to up the dosage a few weeks ago and now things are going really well, where before they had been falling back into negative patterns. She's now on a highish dose for her weight whereas she was on a lowish dose, so I am hoping that she doesn't need another increase any time soon, or she will be maxed out. Otherwise, it's all good!

Oh, and her brother is also on Medicaid and somehow seeing a psychiatrist. His psychologist pulled some strings, I guess? So his mom is going to see if we can get this psychiatrist to see Charlotte too. Crossing fingers! There are literally no psychiatrists who take Medicaid who are accepting new patients. So this is the only hope. She has been seeing a neurologist for meds which is ok, but I would prefer a psychiatrist.

[numbbears]

Opps I was thinking the same thing. Haha.

DS has been helping with household chores on his own. More than just what's on his nightly chore chart. Anytime I'm switching the laundry to the dryer, he wants to help and he puts up the towels. Or loading dishes into the dishwasher, sweeping, wiping down counters and the table. And he really wants to help cook, so I've been trying to make things he can safely help with.

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Just what I posted before that insurance is starting 9/1 and covers hearing aids. I am just waiting on the insurance cards. We had the first IEP meeting Wed, and he is guaranteed speech already. We have the medical part tomorrow with the school. Then hopefully everything will be put together next week since speech is done and the hearing teacher said her part would be quick.So maybe 14 days as opposed to 60.

I wonder if everyone is this fast, or if I was the only one that submitted the formal letter and therefore was bumped to the top of the list, and every other parent just wrote on the registration to evaluate for speech (not the formal letter)?

[anintrovert]

Yeah so we didn't get our regular honeymoon period before DS starts pushing boundaries. We got ONE day! I'm really happy I front load with information. I sometimes I really hate back and forth folders. In my experience it just gives a teacher the opportunity to dwell on and list everything my kid has done wrong. Even when they're structured positively (his current one has no structure). I mean I need to be aware of the behavior but it doesn't bring much to the table when it's ALL negative and generic (yelling, interupting...) One said hitting when I talked to DS it was a the antecedent was social deficit (he thought they were playing a game) not anger or straight aggression (still not okay but how I talk to him differs between the two)

So on to the positives LOL

The school psych says the lack of a honeymoon is really progress because it means he's taking into account other's perspectives to push their buttons. She says it's common for her milder kids to ditch the honeymoon around 3rd grade (he's in 2nd but older with a Fall b-day)

He couldn't find his class the 3rd day of school and asked an adult for help. Progress.

[mamaturtle]

Aug 25, 2016 14:33:38 GMT -5 anintrovert said:

Yeah so we didn't get our regular honeymoon period before DS starts pushing boundaries. We got ONE day! I'm really happy I front load with information. I sometimes I really hate back and forth folders. In my experience it just gives a teacher the opportunity to dwell on and list everything my kid has done wrong. Even when they're structured positively (his current one has no structure). I mean I need to be aware of the behavior but it doesn't bring much to the table when it's ALL negative and generic (yelling, interupting...) One said hitting when I talked to DS it was a the antecedent was social deficit (he thought they were playing a game) not anger or straight aggression (still not okay but how I talk to him differs between the two)

So on to the positives LOL

The school psych says the lack of a honeymoon is really progress because it means he's taking into account other's perspectives to push their buttons. She says it's common for her milder kids to ditch the honeymoon around 3rd grade (he's in 2nd but older with a Fall b-day)

He couldn't find his class the 3rd day of school and asked an adult for help. Progress.

I feel the same way with the daily reports we get.

I am not certain if my weekly brag is anything. DS had a daily report that he talked back to the teacher. DH asked DS "why were you talking back?" DS said "I don't know." We have never heard that before and this was a first for us.

[cam]

I knew I had a brag but had forgotten to put it in my progress notes, but now I remember...

LO was up super late with the ILs then up way too early even if he had gone to bed at his normal time. Then we had a long (and periodically boring) day at an event in the rain and mud, plus throw in some occasional loud noise for good measure. LO was immediately not wanting to get mud on his shoes, but he quickly became tolerant of it. He held it together great the whole day with just some extra stimming!