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<blockquote data-quote="aeditha17" data-source="post: 127773" data-attributes="member: 4486"><p>Wow.</p><p>I can honestly say I am dealing with the exact same thing. Our elementary school has been KGB-like in their enforcement of tardies, so you can imagine we were SERIOUS repeat offenders!! I am getting a Tourette's and ADHD kid with NO executive function WHATSOEVER and a 5 year old girl with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ODD ready - AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!</p><p>We got the school (Finally!!) to suspend the ":30 seconds late is tardy, no matter what" rule, so that has taken some of the frantic behavior out of the mix and helps us with the anxiety level. Still doesn't help that our school's first bell is at 7:25 am - can anyone say "YAWN!"</p><p>Here are my tricks:</p><p>I get up at 6:00 and do all my stuff (packing lunches, drinking my required coffee, getting dressed, getting their clothes out and ready, checking backpacks, etc). </p><p>At 7:00am, I wake Aedan (who has slept in his clothes for the day) and get him at least sitting up. I then go wake Tab and dress her while she is still half asleep (makes the sensory issues less because she isn't as aware - diry little trick, I know!!!)</p><p>I buy breakfast that the kids can eat in the car, so all they have to do is brush teeth, hair and put on their shoes and then we are out the door. I find Tab is less likely to have some of her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviors is she's groggy (I AM awful!).</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is I let go of the need to have full-blown breakfast at the table. They usually get egg and cheese breakfast tacos with a juice box on the way to school. I guess I have resorted to shock value - we are in the car before we are completely awake! This is a total survival tactic and I hope to migrate away from it, but it works.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p>Brandi</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeditha17, post: 127773, member: 4486"] Wow. I can honestly say I am dealing with the exact same thing. Our elementary school has been KGB-like in their enforcement of tardies, so you can imagine we were SERIOUS repeat offenders!! I am getting a Tourette's and ADHD kid with NO executive function WHATSOEVER and a 5 year old girl with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ODD ready - AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! We got the school (Finally!!) to suspend the ":30 seconds late is tardy, no matter what" rule, so that has taken some of the frantic behavior out of the mix and helps us with the anxiety level. Still doesn't help that our school's first bell is at 7:25 am - can anyone say "YAWN!" Here are my tricks: I get up at 6:00 and do all my stuff (packing lunches, drinking my required coffee, getting dressed, getting their clothes out and ready, checking backpacks, etc). At 7:00am, I wake Aedan (who has slept in his clothes for the day) and get him at least sitting up. I then go wake Tab and dress her while she is still half asleep (makes the sensory issues less because she isn't as aware - diry little trick, I know!!!) I buy breakfast that the kids can eat in the car, so all they have to do is brush teeth, hair and put on their shoes and then we are out the door. I find Tab is less likely to have some of her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviors is she's groggy (I AM awful!). Bottom line is I let go of the need to have full-blown breakfast at the table. They usually get egg and cheese breakfast tacos with a juice box on the way to school. I guess I have resorted to shock value - we are in the car before we are completely awake! This is a total survival tactic and I hope to migrate away from it, but it works. Hope this helps. Brandi [/QUOTE]
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