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Mom? What's a difficult child?
We have our psychiatrist apt in 2 weeks. We had to cancel her last one due to visiting family. So it has been 5 weeks, which is not good.
She has started a social group at school!!! How cool. Her and another from her class. It is some from all of the classes, they meet once a week during lunch. So far it is really nice for her, they teach how to make friends, how to play games, sports, how to be competitive, non-competitive... She has had some issues with classmates and her personal space, asking for her own time etc. "She is driving me crazy" Not knowing what is appropriate!
They have requested a evaluation for fine and gross motor skills. WOW! I am not really sure what this entails as far as School testing. I know what each means, to me! LOL But as far as what an actual SD would be looking for?
Her teacher did mention Adaptive PE.
She just received her first quarter report card. E being the top and S right below. I guess the first quarter is all kind of basic. Teacher said she mostly gives S's. Unless child is doing really poorly, then S-.
K got all S's and S+. She got an E in Spanish!!! I am so proud of her! She is also the top reader in her class.
Her academics were of a bit of a concern, only because Idaho's standards were so much lower than Arizona's. We didn't know if she would struggle.
Even though her IQ is very high, with Cognitive Dulling, frustrations etc. You never know. I would like her to at least get a good start.
She started piano lessons 2 weeks ago! It is pretty funny to watch! She can not sit still, it is sooo painfully hard to keep my mouth shut.
But the teacher is very off the wall bizarre. She is goofy and is OK with K not sitting still the whole time. She was pretty impressed by how much K did remember on her second class. We do not have a piano.
So husband actually found one today on Craigslist for 50$!!! Not a full length one. But it was for a little girl just starting. We figure she can start on this and maybe the Grandparents can upgrade her with time. The teacher was very pushy about it being full length. My friend who builds and plays piano up in Idaho agreed. But this was a great deal!!! This is 61 keys I believe. It will do!
We are also still trying to get her back in horse therapy.
Her therapist is great! She wants us to be in Horse Therapy or something extra-curricular.
This is all great but these things cost money! Her piano is only 12 a week, which is nice. But horse, therapist, psychiatrist.
We also had to start N in Gymnastics to help her feel normal. She has begging for something for herself. More $$$
We are moving forward slowly.
But K is slipping, I don't know if it is seasonal, her medications need adjusting, the honeymoon of the move and new school is over, she is growing/changing, also we started the new Nasal medications.
It could be a variance of any and all of these things!
So hard to tell.
Increasing violence, slipping from reality, less sleep, oppositional, HYPER, homework refusal is starting, angers so easily. She has never stopped hallucinating.
Anyways just an update, lots of good things with some bad as usual.
Lots of little things that add up to stress for husband and me.
Thanks for reading up on us!!!
She has started a social group at school!!! How cool. Her and another from her class. It is some from all of the classes, they meet once a week during lunch. So far it is really nice for her, they teach how to make friends, how to play games, sports, how to be competitive, non-competitive... She has had some issues with classmates and her personal space, asking for her own time etc. "She is driving me crazy" Not knowing what is appropriate!
They have requested a evaluation for fine and gross motor skills. WOW! I am not really sure what this entails as far as School testing. I know what each means, to me! LOL But as far as what an actual SD would be looking for?
Her teacher did mention Adaptive PE.
She just received her first quarter report card. E being the top and S right below. I guess the first quarter is all kind of basic. Teacher said she mostly gives S's. Unless child is doing really poorly, then S-.
K got all S's and S+. She got an E in Spanish!!! I am so proud of her! She is also the top reader in her class.
Her academics were of a bit of a concern, only because Idaho's standards were so much lower than Arizona's. We didn't know if she would struggle.
Even though her IQ is very high, with Cognitive Dulling, frustrations etc. You never know. I would like her to at least get a good start.
She started piano lessons 2 weeks ago! It is pretty funny to watch! She can not sit still, it is sooo painfully hard to keep my mouth shut.
But the teacher is very off the wall bizarre. She is goofy and is OK with K not sitting still the whole time. She was pretty impressed by how much K did remember on her second class. We do not have a piano.
So husband actually found one today on Craigslist for 50$!!! Not a full length one. But it was for a little girl just starting. We figure she can start on this and maybe the Grandparents can upgrade her with time. The teacher was very pushy about it being full length. My friend who builds and plays piano up in Idaho agreed. But this was a great deal!!! This is 61 keys I believe. It will do!
We are also still trying to get her back in horse therapy.
Her therapist is great! She wants us to be in Horse Therapy or something extra-curricular.
This is all great but these things cost money! Her piano is only 12 a week, which is nice. But horse, therapist, psychiatrist.
We also had to start N in Gymnastics to help her feel normal. She has begging for something for herself. More $$$
We are moving forward slowly.
But K is slipping, I don't know if it is seasonal, her medications need adjusting, the honeymoon of the move and new school is over, she is growing/changing, also we started the new Nasal medications.
It could be a variance of any and all of these things!
So hard to tell.
Increasing violence, slipping from reality, less sleep, oppositional, HYPER, homework refusal is starting, angers so easily. She has never stopped hallucinating.
Anyways just an update, lots of good things with some bad as usual.
Lots of little things that add up to stress for husband and me.
Thanks for reading up on us!!!
