Just before Easter my boy took the brave step of going to the Lunch Club. I stayed with him the first time but I think I need not have been there as he loved it! He had a crowd of kids round him from the start. Over Easter he got a bit of a cold and was hoping it would be gone before the new school term as he wanted to go again! When the new term started he asked if he could go extra days and now will after half term will be going every day.
My boys annual review took place shortly after the new term and it was a really good meeting. The Home Tuition idea has been firmly thrown out the window as everyone felt that they seemed to do more damage than good. We still don't have a teaching assistant but that doesn't seem to be a problem as the SEN Head of year is happy to teach him one to one for the moment. They are all incredibly pleased with my boy and the progress he is making. The funding for a scribe and laptop have been found so that the work he will be set will be easier for him to complete.
He has now done a couple of lessons after lunch club. two maths and one english lesson and had no problem with the work he was given. I no longer stay for lunch club and am moving away from the lessons as well. The number of lessons each week will be slowly increased and he will be introduced to a small group of other SEN kids for his lessons to get him used to being in a class with others. The TA will also be found that will work with him to make sure he is ok and understands the work.
The best bit is that he is walking to and from the school. My husbands van engine ceased so he is currently using my car. In the past this would have meant that my boy would have refused to go to the school but he enjoys being there so much that he is willing to walk there. This is a huge breakthrough as he hasn't really bothered to walk anywhere for two years. It's also helping to lose some weight. It is a pain not having transport but has been a blessing in disguise for my son.
All in all things have come a long way since January and I am so pleased that it's still moving in the right direction. Some of the leaps he has made have been amazing for him and his confidence is getting so much better : )
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Making Progress
My boy is going from strength to strength. He is being more helpful around the house, has stopped using his night light, does more for himself and is increasingly more sociable. He is gaining confidence all the time. It is wonderful to see.
With regards to school, he is visiting every Friday after school. At first he found it very hard and struggled to even talk to the teachers, but now he is quite happy to hold a conversation. He has completed a computer game with them and this week even did a reading test with a completely new teacher. The test was to gauge his reading level and I am pleased to say he is off the scale! He has also been writing a walkthrough for one of his Nintendo DS games on the laptop at home as a way of introducing him to doing some work. They were very impressed with how it had been written! They teacher that has been slowly getting to know him these last few weeks is amazed at the change in him and the amount of progress he is making.
The next step is to get him in for a lunch club session to meet some of the other pupils. He is going to take in his Nintendo DS for this as it will give him a way of relating to the others and for them to start a conversation with him. Fingers crossed it all goes well as it will be a good lead into getting back in to school and making some new friends.
After the Easter holidays the plan is to bring the Home tuition service back in to start him off on lessons within the SEN building at the school but after the normal school day and then gradually move it within the school timetable. Hopefully a new teaching assistant will be brought on board as well as he will need to get to know them before they begin to reintergrate him to the school properly.
I'm so proud that he is making these slow but sure steps forward. It feels like it has been a long time coming and everything has been against us up til now. However looking back I can now see that it was necessary for my boy to have this time to process what has been happening and get used to the idea. It has also allowed him to do things at his own pace and given him confidence in his own abilities to cope with what we are asking of him.
One very proud and happy mum!
With regards to school, he is visiting every Friday after school. At first he found it very hard and struggled to even talk to the teachers, but now he is quite happy to hold a conversation. He has completed a computer game with them and this week even did a reading test with a completely new teacher. The test was to gauge his reading level and I am pleased to say he is off the scale! He has also been writing a walkthrough for one of his Nintendo DS games on the laptop at home as a way of introducing him to doing some work. They were very impressed with how it had been written! They teacher that has been slowly getting to know him these last few weeks is amazed at the change in him and the amount of progress he is making.
The next step is to get him in for a lunch club session to meet some of the other pupils. He is going to take in his Nintendo DS for this as it will give him a way of relating to the others and for them to start a conversation with him. Fingers crossed it all goes well as it will be a good lead into getting back in to school and making some new friends.
After the Easter holidays the plan is to bring the Home tuition service back in to start him off on lessons within the SEN building at the school but after the normal school day and then gradually move it within the school timetable. Hopefully a new teaching assistant will be brought on board as well as he will need to get to know them before they begin to reintergrate him to the school properly.
I'm so proud that he is making these slow but sure steps forward. It feels like it has been a long time coming and everything has been against us up til now. However looking back I can now see that it was necessary for my boy to have this time to process what has been happening and get used to the idea. It has also allowed him to do things at his own pace and given him confidence in his own abilities to cope with what we are asking of him.
One very proud and happy mum!
Thursday, 28 January 2010
New Year, New Start
Well January has almost gone already, and I'm getting used to being unemployed. Having said that it still feels like a holiday so far although I am missing my payday.
We all had a fantastic Christmas and my boy coped very well. He loved the snow but was unable to go out and enjoy it as he was full of cold. However, he had great fun watching the snow fall. I ended up being ill with a cold and then an upset tummy so I was out of action for the first 3 weeks of January, my boy hated it. He was very gentle and loving though and I had lots of kisses and cuddles and 'I love you' s. He did keep asking when I would be well again as he didn't like me ill. It did give me an enforced rest, no bad thing really, I rhink my body was trying to tell me I had been doing too much.
Luckily I was better in time to go away for the weekend, with my sister in law, to Cardiff. We were so lucky with the weather. As we crossed the Severn Bridge into Wales the sun came out and stayed with us for the whole weekend. We spent the first day shopping, had a very relaxed lunch in Prezzo and then went to see John Barrowman in Robin Hood in the evening. He was fantastic and it was so funny. I love a good pantomime. The next day after a cooked breakfast we headed off to the Cardiff Bay area. It was lovely with the sun shining over the sea. We had a wander around the sea front, had a look at the water fountain and Millenium Centre, then headed over to the Doctor Who exhibition. Fantastic fun!
Then it was time for a quick coffee in Starbucks before we headed home.
I was so pleased when I got home as my boy had coped with me being away really well. It was the first time I've managed to be away overnight for about 4 years. He hates it. Last time I was away my husband was exhausted as he wouldn't go to sleep and he had to wait until he dropped of mid sentence at about 3 in the morning. This time he went to sleep at 1am having turned off the light himself and just settled down. I was so proud. His meds are definately making a difference.
My boy no longer has to be on the laptop all day and shares it with the rest of us now. No more Disney Channel all day either, we can watch whatever we want. things are so much better. He goes out now as well. Not everyday, but a few times each week. It's such an improvement.
As for School, wel he managed to get into the classroom last week. It is the first time in 2yrs. Alright it was after school hours and the room was empty, but he did it! It's slow progress but for the moment it's going in the right direction.
We all had a fantastic Christmas and my boy coped very well. He loved the snow but was unable to go out and enjoy it as he was full of cold. However, he had great fun watching the snow fall. I ended up being ill with a cold and then an upset tummy so I was out of action for the first 3 weeks of January, my boy hated it. He was very gentle and loving though and I had lots of kisses and cuddles and 'I love you' s. He did keep asking when I would be well again as he didn't like me ill. It did give me an enforced rest, no bad thing really, I rhink my body was trying to tell me I had been doing too much.
Luckily I was better in time to go away for the weekend, with my sister in law, to Cardiff. We were so lucky with the weather. As we crossed the Severn Bridge into Wales the sun came out and stayed with us for the whole weekend. We spent the first day shopping, had a very relaxed lunch in Prezzo and then went to see John Barrowman in Robin Hood in the evening. He was fantastic and it was so funny. I love a good pantomime. The next day after a cooked breakfast we headed off to the Cardiff Bay area. It was lovely with the sun shining over the sea. We had a wander around the sea front, had a look at the water fountain and Millenium Centre, then headed over to the Doctor Who exhibition. Fantastic fun!
Then it was time for a quick coffee in Starbucks before we headed home.
I was so pleased when I got home as my boy had coped with me being away really well. It was the first time I've managed to be away overnight for about 4 years. He hates it. Last time I was away my husband was exhausted as he wouldn't go to sleep and he had to wait until he dropped of mid sentence at about 3 in the morning. This time he went to sleep at 1am having turned off the light himself and just settled down. I was so proud. His meds are definately making a difference.
My boy no longer has to be on the laptop all day and shares it with the rest of us now. No more Disney Channel all day either, we can watch whatever we want. things are so much better. He goes out now as well. Not everyday, but a few times each week. It's such an improvement.
As for School, wel he managed to get into the classroom last week. It is the first time in 2yrs. Alright it was after school hours and the room was empty, but he did it! It's slow progress but for the moment it's going in the right direction.
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