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Bullying / My thoughts / School Related Issues

MAJOR UPDATE: 3 anti-bullying actions taken by the school today

This is a pretty major update in regards to the Elliott being bullied issue we've been dealing with over the last few months. To get current, please read back a few posts and you'll be brought up to speed, or just click HERE. I received a call from the principal, whom I have a great line of communication with and he wanted to let me know what his plan of attack was going to be. We also spoke briefly when I picked the boys up from school and I was pleased to hear how things were handled. Here's the long answer short of it. 1) Kids were independently called to the office to discuss anything going on in the classroom that was concerning to them. Basic things like, was anyone being…

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January 26, 2017

Lizze

We had some last minute appointments come up today

We had a lot minute appointment come up this afternoon for Lizze. She's having a pretty rough go at things right now and needs a little extra help. Gavin and I are both just hanging out in the waiting room. Life for Lizze isn't always fun. Chronic pain and bipolar disorder, make things very challenging for her. Considering all she's dealing with on her own, she does a remarkable job in regards to continuing to get back up and move forward. The last few days have been particularly challenging for her. When she sees thing heading in this direction, she makes sure to get additional help. We both do our best to give each other time to rest or just time to escape the chaos. It's not a perfect system…

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January 25, 2017

Autism Parenting Woes / My thoughts

1 of the most common threads amongst #Autism parents

I'm having a really hard time sleeping lately. Even with the boys doing better at night, I still can't seem to shut my brain off. It's frustrating because I want so badly to go to sleep but I'm so used to not sleeping at night, that it's like I need to retrain my body or reset my circadian rhythm. I've heard from other Autism parents who experience the same type of thing themselves. The can't wait for their kids to fall asleep so they can go to sleep, but when the opportunity presents itself, sleep remains elusive. It appears to be a relatively common thread amongst Autism parents.

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January 25, 2017

Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts / School Related Issues

3 ways the school could indirectly deal with my son’s bully

I'm not having a good day. I was approached by the interventionist today, while picking the boys up from school. Actually, I was only picking up Elliott cause Emmett was home sick. I've always made it a point to be as honest with this blog as possible. Sometimes the honesty is rather brutal. As I'm writing this, I'm literally shaking because I'm so upset by what I learned today. While I'm not going to go into much detail because I'm jot done with this yet, I do want to talk about what happened. When I left the meeting with the school last Friday, it was decided that she would meet with Elliott alone, this other kid alone and then sit them both down together and try and work through whatever…

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January 25, 2017

Emmett John / My thoughts

I’ve got 1 child home from school today

Emmett had a really rough morning. He had a hard time waking up and wasn't doing any better after moving around for a little bit. Unfortunately, he had a tummy ache and a headache. He was excited about going to school today but didn't feel well enough to go. That throws a wrench into today's plans but what are you going to do. He resting in his giant beanbag but hasn't eaten much of anything this morning. Hopefully, he'll feel better once we can get some sleep.

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January 24, 2017

Elliott / My thoughts

1 amazing piece of artwork by Elliott

Lizze and I had the pleasure of seeing a really awesome piece of artwork that Elliott had done at school today. He didn't talk much about it but Lizze and I knew right away what this was a picture of. This is a picture of Zane, our albino ferret. Zane is the youngest of the bunch and also the only male. The boys have just been fascinated because of how different Zane looks from his sisters. They love Zane to pieces, as they do Lemme and Fat Tiny. Lately, Elliott's been doing quite a bit of art based activities in his free time. I'm really excited about this because it allows him to express himself without even realizing he's doing it.. ☺ Feel free to leave your positive feedback in…

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January 24, 2017

My thoughts

The 3 reasons why I had such an awesome day

As the day winds to a close, I wanted to end things on a positive note. There were lots of things that happened today, some good and some bad. I do believe that the good far outweighed the bad and for that reason, I feel pretty good tonight. Of everything that took place, three things stick out as what really helped to make today such a good day for me in particular. The boys got their report cards today and they did awesome this quarter. They both pretty much had straight A's or the equivalent. What made it even cooler was that for the first time ever, they both took great interest in their report cards. In fact, they wanted to open them on their own, the moment we picked…

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January 24, 2017

1 big problem we had with Gavin’s IVIG infusion today

Gavin / IVIG Infusion / My thoughts

1 big problem we had with Gavin’s IVIG infusion today

I mentioned in an earlier post that Gavin has some problems with his IVIG infusion this morning. It was actually more of a problem during his infusion and not really with the infusion itself. Normally, he sits in the same place on the same couch and plays the same game on the Xbox or his tablet, to help pass the time. Today however, his bladder issues hit him really hard. He was unable to sit down without having to get up and race to the bathroom. It got so bad that we had him stay in his bedroom for the duration because his room is right across from the bathroom and he wouldn't have to keep taking the steps. That threw him off because he's very particular about the…

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January 23, 2017