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1 MAJOR reason I’m so proud of Elliott today

I'm super proud of Elliott this week for a number of reasons but I'm just going to focus on the one for now. Doing homework hasn't always been a pleasant experience for Elliott or us, as his parents. Recently though, it seems as though we've made some significant progress towards making homework a more manageable experience for all involved. In regards to this week in particular, Elliott has totally kicked ass on his homework. When it's time to work on it, he sits down and for the most part, does it without any problems. This is such a positive change and I'm really proud of him for making the choice to tackle homework, rather than fight against it.

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January 26, 2017

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / School / Victories

The 2 awards my kids received this week

Elliott and Emmett have both received an award from school this week. Elliott received the below certificate, for completely the math groups listed on the paper. I'm not entirely sure what those are or how they were given to him but, he knocked them out and that makes me proud. ☺ Emmett received an award for having the most positive point on Class Dojo for the nine week grading period. He earned lunch with his teachers. This was really cool cause they buy him lunch from a fast food place. He chose Subway and was able to eat with his teachers today at lunch. He was so excited about this and as with Elliott, I'm very proud.. I'm always proud on the boys but it's something all together different, when…

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January 26, 2017

Elliott / My thoughts

We met with the school to discuss bullying and this is what happened

I wanted to discuss how our meeting went today at the school. We were there to talk about the issues surrounding Elliott and being bullied. As I stated earlier, the principal took a really good approach to addressing the issue with the students. As for the meeting, it was a little tense and I know that I probably upset some people but that was never my intention. This is such a tough situation to be in because on one hand, we have Elliott upset because of unverifiable things going on within the classroom. On the other hand, we know how sensitive Elliott can be, but because we don't know for sure what's going on, there is a driving need to make sure he's physically and emotionally safe. I try very…

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January 26, 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

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

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sleep Issues

#Autism and Issues with Sleep are Killing Me

This is going to be very short and to the point. I'm fucking exhausted. Both Elliott and Emmett are awake and show no signs of slowing down. It's currently 2 am and my body just wants to shutdown. Elliott's not been sleeping well at all since the bullying thing started up again. It may just be coincidence but that's just when this particular sleep issue began. Emmett was actually sleeping until he woke up at midnight to use the bathroom and realized Elliott was awake. I basically had a choice of making them go to their rooms and try to sleep, while I did the same or just cut my losses and move to the living room. I chose the later because it had the best chance of sleep. Elliott…

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January 22, 2017

Elliott / My thoughts

My son’s broken heart kept him up last night

It was a rough night and a tough day. Elliott was unable to fall asleep until well after 2 am. He was very preoccupied with something that kept his brain churning throughout the night. The most impactful thing he's stressed out about is the death of my parents dog, Bailey.. That was a couple of months ago now but Elliott's still heartbroken. He won't talk about it and doesn't like to even admit that he's as upset as he is. Last night, he spent a lot of time drawing a pictures, which I'm allowed to share and a beautiful slideshow that he's wanting to remain private. I didn't even know he knew how to make a slideshow but it made me tear up because it was very clear how much…

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January 21, 2017

Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts

How I’m dealing with my son’s bully

I've been largely absent the last day or so because I've been busy. Most everything can wait until a bit later today, but I did want to talk briefly about the bullying situation at school. I met with the school this afternoon and had a thirty-minute discussion about what's going on with Elliott and this bully. While I'm not happy at all, I will say that since I know how to handle this and who to talk to, the process is much easier. The person I spoke with today is very genuine, and I truly believe that she's as horrified about this as I am. In fact, she may even be more upset than I am and I'm pissed off. We decided that she would meet with Elliott on Monday…

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January 21, 2017

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