We are back in school and getting the groove on. Learning how to cope with school and do the homework and move on to other things. It is not an easy thing to do when you have a child that does not handle transition easy.
But I must admit it is getting better. I hope in continues to climb in this direction. The morning routine is getting easier but it is still getting up and getting the day going. I marvel at how things have come. the other day Brandon went to put his shoes on and he didn't have enough time to complete the task becasue we had to be out the door and going. He picked up his shoes and carried them in his arms with his backpack and lunch box and got in the car. By the time we arrived at school his shoes were on and laced up. Big deal right?
Hey three years ago my son would not or could not put on his shoes... the laces were too tight to get his foot in and if he unlaced them he would pull out the laces etc... then in total frustration he would throw his shoe across the room and bang his head on the ground. Two years ago he struggled with unlacing his shoes and putting them on but learn how to control the anger and ask for help. He got it (he got help in other ways but he was making an awareness decision on how to handle difficult tasks) and then last year... if he was running late he was upset with putting them on in the car and needed help but he slowly learn he could do it. I told him how proud I was of how far he had come and learn to put on his shoes... he just looked at me like I was silly.
It seems like everyday is a struggle and it really isn't. Things are getting better but it is a very slow and steady progress that unless you don't look back you really don't see how far you have come.
But I must admit it is getting better. I hope in continues to climb in this direction. The morning routine is getting easier but it is still getting up and getting the day going. I marvel at how things have come. the other day Brandon went to put his shoes on and he didn't have enough time to complete the task becasue we had to be out the door and going. He picked up his shoes and carried them in his arms with his backpack and lunch box and got in the car. By the time we arrived at school his shoes were on and laced up. Big deal right?
Hey three years ago my son would not or could not put on his shoes... the laces were too tight to get his foot in and if he unlaced them he would pull out the laces etc... then in total frustration he would throw his shoe across the room and bang his head on the ground. Two years ago he struggled with unlacing his shoes and putting them on but learn how to control the anger and ask for help. He got it (he got help in other ways but he was making an awareness decision on how to handle difficult tasks) and then last year... if he was running late he was upset with putting them on in the car and needed help but he slowly learn he could do it. I told him how proud I was of how far he had come and learn to put on his shoes... he just looked at me like I was silly.
It seems like everyday is a struggle and it really isn't. Things are getting better but it is a very slow and steady progress that unless you don't look back you really don't see how far you have come.
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