The school year is off to a pretty good start so far, although of course we are only two days in, I know!
Michael’s case manager met him at the door on Monday to walk him up to class and make sure he got started okay. His TSS showed up about the same time we did as well, so he was pretty happy heading in, as you can see in the photo.
The first couple of days seemed to go well with regard to his classroom teacher. There were a couple of outbursts, one at recess on Monday and the other in art class today. Both were in reaction to someone saying one thing and then changing the plan – so not too surprising.
For me, the nicest part is having a good working team. Several of us met this afternoon to touch base, and we were able to go over a number of questions and concerns pretty efficiently and all still leave in a good mood. 
The third grade teacher has greatly impressed me already as being extremely proactive and flexible in her approach to meeting Michael’s needs within the classroom. Best of all, she seems quite willing to discuss things and balance her expertise with the opinions and information from me and the other people on the team.
The autism specialist is going to be doing a sensitivity training for the third grade students in September, and I think that will be a big help going into this important year. She has a video she likes to use, so we are going to let Michael watch it at home and decide if he wants to be in the room when the class views it and has their discussion.
Oh, and another great thing is that he has the same phys ed teacher as he had in first grade, instead of the one from last year. The teacher during second grade just didn’t seem to exactly “get it,” if you know what I mean, so I am definitely happy about this news.
While we have had some rough times in the past and will certainly have them at some point in the future, I am just so thankful that we are getting off to a good start this year!
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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This is wonderful to hear! How very fortunate you all are to have such a supportive team that’s proactive.
I am so happy to hear that things are going well! I hope it continues!
I just have to say that you are too cute. I want to look and dress like you when I grow up. : ) Seriously, I seem to possess a lack of skill when it comes to shopping and dressing. You have it together, girl!
I’m so glad to hear the new school year is going well! It is so incredibly helpful to have a good team that you trust and who “get it”
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