so gage cheerfully went off to school this morning, as he does every morning when it’s time for school.? apparently, he loves it.? we were sitting there at the bus stop and he saw the bus coming so he got up and got ready to get on the bus.? and then he took his lunch from me, which he’s never done.? and carried it onto the bus himself, which he’s never done.? makes a mommy proud to see him acting so much like a big boy.? usually i have to give his lunch to the bus driver or the para on the bus.
talked to one of the people on his IEP team yesterday, she said they’ve been working with him on the “i want ______” thing.? they even added an “i want” picture to his picture exchange.? so now he has to bring both “i want” and whatever it is he wants to them.? and they point and say “i want _______” for him to repeat.? so him saying it during spring break makes sense.? his para is going to start a notebook to send home every week with notes on what they’re working on and how gage is doing from now on.
i also found out that the elementary school has enough students going into kindergarden next yearthat are autistic, that they’re hiring a new teacher and setting up a special class just for them.? which i think will be a good thing, as long as they continue some interaction with “normal” peers.? once she’s hired and everything, we get to go to the school with gage and meet her and ask any questions and see the classroom and stuff. which will be good.
there’s also a summer program we’re going to try and get him into.? it’s basically summer school for a couple of hours a few days a week.? which is nice.? it’ll keep him in the “school” routine a little bit, it’ll give me a little ‘time off’ during the week and hopefully it’ll make him familiar with the different school so the transition from pre-k to k won’t be so difficult.
the other “little ones” are doing ok.? tiger is afraid of the wind… which is funny as hell considering his breed.? ziggy is being a little furry bitch, he’s attacking tiger at every opportunity–even if tiger is asleep.? it’s irritating yet funny.? to see a little orange blur of a cat bolt across the room and pounce on the sleeping dog… then there’s poe.? who will actually lay with tiger when no one’s looking.? i think he’s cold and he likes tiger’s warmth.? but he obviously isn’t afraid of tiger.? which is nice.? you’d think that after 2 1/2 years they’d all get along or something.? but the cats are old and set in their ways and tiger SO wants to play with them.
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