So here i am sat at the laptop at a much earlier time than normal so the outlook is currently middle of the road, yesterday afternoon i saw some lovely sunshine streaming in through the windows so i'm hoping for more later.
Today we're gonna be blagging it. Our son is home feeling under the weather. Yesterday he mentioned having a 'funny' tummy but i sent him in as i didn't see any signs of it in the run up to leaving, in the afternoon he was messaging me saying how un-sympathetic the staff were being almost being the opposite if anything which of course just made the situation worse with our son getting wound up and frustrated. He has a sore eye too, not sure if it's something we need something for so a trip to the chemist today as it seems that's now the thing to do before you call the doctors and see if we can help clear that up, he's still sleeping so that's good.
This week he went horse riding and actually got on a horse, I'm not clear if he was led round on it but he was chuffed to have got on one which i think is something we'd all have reservations about. I have had a couple of horse riding lessons but never went any further with it as the friend i went with stopped, well atleast i think that's what happened.
Our son is still in 'Re-Focus' he has spent more days than not telling me he doesn't want to go to school than ever before which doesn't bode well and 'if' having ADHD is a factor the inconsistencies at school won't be helping any. There was a time when i suggested keeping him out of assemblies especially when it's long as asking any child to sit for up to an hour is a big ask but when talking and fidgeting is a factor it's less than ideal but the response was 'no we don't want to segregate him from his peers' but the consequences at school do just that and whilst I'm trying to see 'Re-Focus' as being helpful rather than punishment he is still working in a hut which was flooded on Monday with possibly two other kids, no outside time, no fresh air, and a distinct lack of social time (which of course comes with it's pitfalls). Next week I'm led to believe they will integrate him back into classes, so more change. I have so little knowledge about this but it feels to me that the things they have done so far are not helping at all. We have a meeting next week so we'll see what gets said but i feel i need to start saying what I'm feeling rather than sitting and listening after all whilst we can't speed up the process of him being assessed i can push for more constructive help......
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Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Thursday, 22 February 2018
The Greatest Showman
So it's Thursday already, sadly i'm releived that this week will soon be over.
Last night we went to see The Greatest Showman as a family. It was a late showing so i was already thinking about how tired one or all of us would be but we had tea at MacDonald's first and then went to the movie. Actually it was a successful evening after an afternoon that left me feeling completely lost. We all enjoyed the film including my husband which considering the type of film it was was a surprise. For those that haven't seen it it's largely a musical which my son and i love, well music/dance type themes. Upbeat which is just what i needed. We all stayed awake in the comfy seats so thumbs up.
Yesterday my son and i read the GWTCH 'Aspergers's Syndrome and Emotions' we only got half way through it and it provided for some conversation on both our parts regarding how we could relate to examples and situations. I hope to learn more as we continue through it but one thing it confirms is how we are all so individual and how we need to cater for that as we relate to others.
After a stressful afternoon, something i won't go into here i chatted to our son about something i came to realise when i was growing up. When i was young, i don't know how old to be exact i 'thought' my dad had the answer to everything, he appeared to be a fountain of knowledge but throughout my childhood i realised that this was not actually the case. Largely through situations we experienced as a family i realised that he was anything but and largely provided more things to question. Just because we grow up to be 'adults' doesn't mean we come with a reference book with all the answers. Yesterday proved that to me, whereas normally i try and resolve issues and explain situations i was suddenly faced with something i didn't have the tools to fix. I am still clueless this morning and what makes it worse was the implications made by others. So i will work on resolving whatever is going on feeling once again that whilst I'm not alone in this journey feeling supported is not always apparent. In desperation i called my mum having said to myself prior to doing so that mum won't have the answers but feeling as desperate as i did i just needed someone to talk to. As buddy referenced on My Big Fat Fabulous Life, sometimes we can't do it alone, we need help and sometimes i do......
Last night we went to see The Greatest Showman as a family. It was a late showing so i was already thinking about how tired one or all of us would be but we had tea at MacDonald's first and then went to the movie. Actually it was a successful evening after an afternoon that left me feeling completely lost. We all enjoyed the film including my husband which considering the type of film it was was a surprise. For those that haven't seen it it's largely a musical which my son and i love, well music/dance type themes. Upbeat which is just what i needed. We all stayed awake in the comfy seats so thumbs up.
Yesterday my son and i read the GWTCH 'Aspergers's Syndrome and Emotions' we only got half way through it and it provided for some conversation on both our parts regarding how we could relate to examples and situations. I hope to learn more as we continue through it but one thing it confirms is how we are all so individual and how we need to cater for that as we relate to others.
After a stressful afternoon, something i won't go into here i chatted to our son about something i came to realise when i was growing up. When i was young, i don't know how old to be exact i 'thought' my dad had the answer to everything, he appeared to be a fountain of knowledge but throughout my childhood i realised that this was not actually the case. Largely through situations we experienced as a family i realised that he was anything but and largely provided more things to question. Just because we grow up to be 'adults' doesn't mean we come with a reference book with all the answers. Yesterday proved that to me, whereas normally i try and resolve issues and explain situations i was suddenly faced with something i didn't have the tools to fix. I am still clueless this morning and what makes it worse was the implications made by others. So i will work on resolving whatever is going on feeling once again that whilst I'm not alone in this journey feeling supported is not always apparent. In desperation i called my mum having said to myself prior to doing so that mum won't have the answers but feeling as desperate as i did i just needed someone to talk to. As buddy referenced on My Big Fat Fabulous Life, sometimes we can't do it alone, we need help and sometimes i do......
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