As the school year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on how incredibly thankful I am for the amazing team of professionals that has been supporting Michael (& me!) throughout second grade.
When Michael’s TSS Becky left the job to attend nursing school in October, we were so fortunate to have Annika start working with him. Her patience, persistence and creativity have been a great blessing to us, and she has worked incredibly hard to adapt her natural style to best suit Michael’s needs.
Michael’s BSC (who supervises the TSS) has been working with Michael since he was three years old and has been a constant support and advocate for him.
The school team includes a host of characters: the special ed supervisor, the principal, the classroom teacher, the SLP, the OT and the autism consultant. That doesn’t even include people such as the specials teachers, the guidance counselor and all of the other school staff who interact with Michael.
And, of course, there’s the learning support teacher, who is Michael’s case manager and does an incredible amount of work keeping everything going as smoothly as possible.
Outside of school, we have a fantastic private OT, a dedicated psychologist and a wonderful psychiatric nurse practitioner. I can’t tell you how much their insights have helped me over the past year.
I know this litany of names doesn’t mean much to you, and I feel sort of like the lady on Romper Room at the end of the show ~ I see Diane and Emily and Jackie and Paulina and Mandy. I see Robert and Darren and Christina and Melinda and Jeanne ~ anyway, thank you for indulging my personal reflection today.
For those of you who have no idea what Romper Room was (or probably even more for those of you who do), here’s a clip of the goodbye scene with the Magic Mirror. I remember waiting eagerly to see if my name would be mentioned, although I don’t recall that I ever heard it. 
This month, Thankful Thursday is being hosted by Grace Alone….
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
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It’s so crucial to have a good team! We’ve been through so many, and we are in a good place now with our team. Boy did it take some doing, though!
I remember Romper Room, just a teeny bit. Cool
Bless your thankful heart.
Tish – I haven’t thought of Romper Room in years! (Now I’m telling my age, LOL!)
You are so blessed to have such a dedicate team to help with your son.
Blessings to you and yours,
Joan
Trish – sorry, I just realize I misspelled your name.
Thanks for sharing and visiting me today on TT.
It sounds like a good supportive team, that’s so valuable and important. I think it’s great you recognize them also!
May God bless you and your team, thank you for stopping by my blog.
I enjoyed your post! Thanks for the little Romper Room video. I remember it in the early 70′s – I didn’t realize there was a Canadian version! Cool!