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<blockquote data-quote="Ivy" data-source="post: 377947"><p>Thought I'd update a bit, a couple of weeks into the school year.</p><p></p><p>Things are going MUCH better. The Easy Child teacher has set the K teacher straight regarding which of my difficult child's (love that term!) behaviors are actionable, and which are typical autism behaviors that are better off not being punished. I am SO GLAD the Easy Child teacher exists and is very familiar with autism. One day last week, the K teacher asked me to send in an old sock so she could fill it with rice & lavender for difficult child to hold and manipulate while they're having circle time. That's a far cry from punishing him for meowing! I know he does things that need to be managed, and that he can be difficult to manage at times. (husband calls him the immovable object- it is difficult coming up with irresistible forces to get him to behave!) But not EVERYTHING he does needs to be managed, and it'll be easier to manage the ones that DO, if she knows which ones she should just ignore.</p><p></p><p>I am trying to understand that it's a big adjustment for her too- she says difficult child is her first autistic student. Now, I happen to know that he is not- this is a small school and I know of a child in a higher grade who is autistic as well, and who was in her K class. BUT, that child was not yet diagnosed at the time. So my difficult child is the first identified autistic student she has had. I'm glad we have the benefit of a diagnosis and an IEP since I don't think she would be as flexible if we did not have that.</p><p></p><p>Marguerite, thank you for the suggestion- I've started keeping a small pad in his folder that I write any notes in for the teacher, and I've let her know she can write in it as well. She has not written in it yet but the precedent for communication is set.</p><p></p><p>Time for a signature I suppose! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Thanks to all.. I will keep updating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ivy, post: 377947"] Thought I'd update a bit, a couple of weeks into the school year. Things are going MUCH better. The Easy Child teacher has set the K teacher straight regarding which of my difficult child's (love that term!) behaviors are actionable, and which are typical autism behaviors that are better off not being punished. I am SO GLAD the Easy Child teacher exists and is very familiar with autism. One day last week, the K teacher asked me to send in an old sock so she could fill it with rice & lavender for difficult child to hold and manipulate while they're having circle time. That's a far cry from punishing him for meowing! I know he does things that need to be managed, and that he can be difficult to manage at times. (husband calls him the immovable object- it is difficult coming up with irresistible forces to get him to behave!) But not EVERYTHING he does needs to be managed, and it'll be easier to manage the ones that DO, if she knows which ones she should just ignore. I am trying to understand that it's a big adjustment for her too- she says difficult child is her first autistic student. Now, I happen to know that he is not- this is a small school and I know of a child in a higher grade who is autistic as well, and who was in her K class. BUT, that child was not yet diagnosed at the time. So my difficult child is the first identified autistic student she has had. I'm glad we have the benefit of a diagnosis and an IEP since I don't think she would be as flexible if we did not have that. Marguerite, thank you for the suggestion- I've started keeping a small pad in his folder that I write any notes in for the teacher, and I've let her know she can write in it as well. She has not written in it yet but the precedent for communication is set. Time for a signature I suppose! :) Thanks to all.. I will keep updating. [/QUOTE]
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