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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 261699" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, folks.</p><p></p><p>It's late for me tonight, we've had a big day with difficult child 3's neuropsychologist assessment followed by shopping, meeting up with easy child 2/difficult child 2 and beginning the pattern-drafting for her bridesmaids' dresses and then getting difficult child 3 to his drama class. It's the last week of school term this week, difficult child 3 has a lot to catch up with, a major assessment task that is already overdue. Thankfully he has an extension.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 got some returned work in the mail tonight, all with glowing praise form teachers. It was an interesting contrast for me, when the neuropsychologist had asked me to bring old school reports and I grabbed one of his old communication books as well. Reading the teacher comments (from Grade 4, he's now Grade 10) is harrowing, I had to work so hard to keep this teacher on-side and not too destructive. She really didn't get it, and was punishing him constantly for bad behaviour, when the bulk of the time this bad behaviour was difficult child 3's reaction to ongoing, continual bullying right under the teacher's nose. We would tell the teacher and nothing would be done to protect difficult child 3, then I would be told that difficult child 3 was being punished for being disruptive or noisy, often because he had ben getting releatedly hassled by other kids. He got thrown out of scripture class, for example, the book didn't go into details as to why but I remember the scripture teacher telling me that she frequently witnessed one boy sticking pins into difficult child 3 during her class. The teacher was in the room, must have seen what was going on, but never did a thing about the pin-pricking. It was a long-term problem, the boy never got into trouble for it but whenever difficult child 3 reacted and hit the boy, or tried to defend himself, he was punished. I also found references to the ongoing failure of the District Special Education people to do anything at all of the things they had promised to put in place for him.</p><p></p><p>Time to take some more deep breaths and again be grateful we've weathered it all and difficult child 3 is now in a much better placement. He is beginning to express his anger about past treatment, I have to acknowledge that yes, he was unfairly treated. But we have to let it go.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow I begin to work on the Easter candle. I got more glass paint today, I should have everything I need now. If I get the candle made over the next couple of days then I can have it painted and finished before easy child 2/difficult child 2 comes round on Saturday to begin sewing. I can get difficult child 3 to help me make some Easter eggs then too. I want everything finished and ready so I don't have to do any work on Easter Sunday - it will be full enough, with sunrise on the beach where it all starts.</p><p></p><p>It's all in the planning... tomorrow is going to be full, but at least we don't have to leave the village for the next few days.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Tuesday, everyone.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 261699, member: 1991"] G'day, folks. It's late for me tonight, we've had a big day with difficult child 3's neuropsychologist assessment followed by shopping, meeting up with easy child 2/difficult child 2 and beginning the pattern-drafting for her bridesmaids' dresses and then getting difficult child 3 to his drama class. It's the last week of school term this week, difficult child 3 has a lot to catch up with, a major assessment task that is already overdue. Thankfully he has an extension. difficult child 3 got some returned work in the mail tonight, all with glowing praise form teachers. It was an interesting contrast for me, when the neuropsychologist had asked me to bring old school reports and I grabbed one of his old communication books as well. Reading the teacher comments (from Grade 4, he's now Grade 10) is harrowing, I had to work so hard to keep this teacher on-side and not too destructive. She really didn't get it, and was punishing him constantly for bad behaviour, when the bulk of the time this bad behaviour was difficult child 3's reaction to ongoing, continual bullying right under the teacher's nose. We would tell the teacher and nothing would be done to protect difficult child 3, then I would be told that difficult child 3 was being punished for being disruptive or noisy, often because he had ben getting releatedly hassled by other kids. He got thrown out of scripture class, for example, the book didn't go into details as to why but I remember the scripture teacher telling me that she frequently witnessed one boy sticking pins into difficult child 3 during her class. The teacher was in the room, must have seen what was going on, but never did a thing about the pin-pricking. It was a long-term problem, the boy never got into trouble for it but whenever difficult child 3 reacted and hit the boy, or tried to defend himself, he was punished. I also found references to the ongoing failure of the District Special Education people to do anything at all of the things they had promised to put in place for him. Time to take some more deep breaths and again be grateful we've weathered it all and difficult child 3 is now in a much better placement. He is beginning to express his anger about past treatment, I have to acknowledge that yes, he was unfairly treated. But we have to let it go. Tomorrow I begin to work on the Easter candle. I got more glass paint today, I should have everything I need now. If I get the candle made over the next couple of days then I can have it painted and finished before easy child 2/difficult child 2 comes round on Saturday to begin sewing. I can get difficult child 3 to help me make some Easter eggs then too. I want everything finished and ready so I don't have to do any work on Easter Sunday - it will be full enough, with sunrise on the beach where it all starts. It's all in the planning... tomorrow is going to be full, but at least we don't have to leave the village for the next few days. Enjoy your Tuesday, everyone. Marg [/QUOTE]
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