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Elliott / My thoughts

I’m so proud of my son for making a positive change

I wanted to drop a quick note and share that I think we're making some progress with Elliott in regards to homework.  Every day this week, he's come home and done his homework with little or no issue. We started a new routine where he simply does his homework after he gets home from school because there is no screen time until he does.  There was resistance at first, but he's come around.  Nothing with autism comes without persistence and a shit load of patience but when it arrives all the effort was totally worth it. Kudos to Elliott for working through this making a positive change... ☺ 

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December 8, 2016
Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts / School Related Issues

What happened at the school meeting to help stop my son’s bully

Lizze and I met with the school this morning for an official meeting about Elliott being bullied. There's been lots of discussion surrounding this lately, and the purpose of this meeting was to get everyone on the same page.  The meeting lasted maybe 30 minutes and was attended by all of Elliott's main teachers throughout the day, the principal, interventionist and of course, Lizze and myself.   [ditty_news_ticker id="47402"] I feel that the meeting was overwhelmingly positive because it provided some clarification as to what's going on and allowed us to formulate a plan for moving forward.   The one issue we ran into was that no one aside from Elliott has witnessed him being assaulted. This limits what the school can do to address this and today we learned…

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December 7, 2016
Bullying / Elliott / School Related Issues

A MAJOR UPDATE to the bullying situation affecting my son with #Autism 

It's been a rough few days and I'm just getting over being sick. There's a lot I need to catch up on and that's going kinda slow at the moment.  On top of that, pretty much everything that could go wrong, did go wrong today but that's another entry.  Having said that, the one thing that hasn't been back burnered is addressing Elliott's ongoing issues with the kid that's bullying him at school. In fact, I've been dealing with that every day since it's come to light.  This morning I met with the office staff at the boy's school and had what my old business partner would call a come to Jesus meeting.  It seems like communication within the school is breaking down somewhere because every time I talk to…

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December 7, 2016
Read more about the article The Final Letter: When the school fails to effectively discipline my son’s bully
Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts / School Related Issues

The Final Letter: When the school fails to effectively discipline my son’s bully

I picked up the boys from school on Monday afternoon and just prior to them walking out, I was greeted by who I think is the interventionist. It hadn't occurred to me that she would be a resource. She was quite upset and apologetic about what's been happening to Elliott.  Having just learned about it, she has assured me it will be dealt with swiftly on Tuesday morning. Why she's just now hearing about this if just one of the many questions I have.  It's not that I don't believe her. She's very genuine and frankly, the reaction she had to this is what everyone's reaction should have been all along.   Having said that, I won't let up until I know this has been put to bed.  In the…

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December 6, 2016
Read more about the article It’s 3am and I’m up with a sick kid
Elliott

It’s 3am and I’m up with a sick kid

Elliott came into our room about 3am because he wasn't feeling well. He's getting whatever Emmett had and has so much drainage that he feels like he's going to puke.  We're currently camping out on the couches in the living room because he can sit up and try to sleep more comfortably.  I don't know why this means for today because Lizze and I are supposed to be at the Cleveland Clinic mid morning...   Hopefully, Elliott will feel better in a few hours... 

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December 1, 2016
Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts / School Related Issues

The letter I sent to my son’s teacher about him being bullied at school

In the ongoing issue of Elliott being bullied by a kid in his class, I sent the below message to his teachers after learning that these things are still happening.   I have great respect for these teachers and I know their job is not easy. At the same time, it's their responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those in their care.  I've spoken to the school several times about this issue and it remains a problem. I wanted to make myself heard and ensure that I got my point across without losing my cool...  I don't understand why they have to witness something they know is happening, in order to do anything meaningful about it....  I'm disturbed to learn that xxxxxxx is still a problem.  Elliott says…

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December 1, 2016
Bullying / Elliott / My thoughts

A very important Elliott update 

​This week has been focused on the kid at school who's bullying Elliott. We spoke to his teachers and the principal but if today was any indication of how this is going to play out, we're going to have a problem.  While at Dr. Pattie's tonight, we spoke with Elliott about this and learned that there were more issues with this kid at school today.  Apparently, aside from smacking Elliott on the back thoughout the day, he's also throwing pencils at him during class as well. Elliott was hit in the leg today and when he told his teachers, they basically said they didn't see it happen, so they can't do anything about it.   Was Elliott hurt by the pencil? No he wasn't,  but is that really the point? …

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November 30, 2016
Bullying / Elliott / School

My son is being bullied at school and here’s what we did about it

It's late, and I'm tired, so I'm just going to jump right into things tonight.  Lizze and I met with Elliott's teachers this morning in regards to our suspicion that Elliott might be getting bullied at school. We were concerned but didn't want to jump the gun because it was possible that Elliott was misinterpreting what was happening.   We just needed to get our facts straight before deciding how best to handle this. As it turns out, Elliott is indeed being bullied by a kid in his class. It was also the same kid we had suspected as well. What we hadn't prepared for were the teachers to know already about it.  That part caught me off guard because I had assumed if there was a problem, they would…

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November 29, 2016