School – Page 6 – The Autism Dad

I have enough to worry about already

Elliott is off to school while Emmett is home because of a fever flare. I'm really proud of Elliott because he did awesome this morning. Neither one of the boys likes going to school without the other but Elliott has been be very good about it this week. Emmett is in rough shape but is currently working on his makeup work with Lizze. I sent the school pictures of his mouth and that helps to document his absence. I've been stressed out because of these new truancy laws in Ohio but I've recently decided not to give a single shit about them. Here's the thing - these laws were not written with kids like Emmett in mind. He's living with medical issues that can often interfere with school attendance. We're…

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January 30, 2018

Welcome to my fricking nightmare, and it’s only 8 AM

The boys are going to their grandparents for a little while today. It's spend some time with Grandma day, and it should be fun form the boys. Y Unfortunately, Emmett is still finishing up some of his make up work, and it's due in the morning. He's freaking out over not being done and is completely overwhelmed by everything related to school anymore. Lizze and I are taking turns trying to help him, and it's not going well. It's not going well at all. Emmett is freaking the fuck out and throwing things around the living room. Have I mentioned lately, how much I hate school and homework? He's just not coping well, and I don't know how to help him anymore. I just sent his teachers a message, and…

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January 28, 2018

My thoughts

Homework on the table and pajamas at school

Everyone made it to school today, but we ended up having two small problems after the fact. Shortly after Lizze arrived home from dropping them off, we realized that Emmett's homework was on the table. In all the rush, it never made it into his folder. I know that his homework is his responsibility but Emmett's never forgotten his homework before and I know how he would end up reacting when he realized it was still at home. For that matter, I know what we went through last night trying to help him finish it, and I won't let that be in vain. I was able to email the homework to the school, and it wouldn't be a problem to get it to Emmett. While I was on the phone,…

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January 26, 2018

Elliott / My thoughts

He’s afraid to go back to school

Elliott is not able to sleep tonight because he too afraid to go back to school tomorrow. I've tried to reassure him but he's really stressed out after the day he had yesterday. I'm hoping he'll fall asleep because I want to go to sleep. I'm hoping that he'll feel better after some sleep and school won't be an issue today. He will be going to school with Adderall on board because we now know he's struggling without it. I'll be praying for my little man today.

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January 26, 2018

Elliott / My thoughts / School Related Issues

Elliott came home from school sobbing

Elliott had what could only be classified as a bad day at school today. At dismissal, Elliott was escorted to the car by one of his teachers. Elliott was apparently upset and had clearly been crying. I don't like seeing that, and I immediately kick into protective mode, as most parents would. I also understand that things aren't always as they appear. The teacher was frustrated with Elliott, and I can understand that, as I find myself there on occasion as well. What I heard from the teacher sounded like Elliott but what I didn't like was the way it was presented to me in a public place, in front of Emmett and everyone else being dismissed. There was a tone that I didn't feel was appropriate when discussing the…

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January 25, 2018

Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / School

We’re giving serious thought to homeschooling at least 1 of our 2 kids with #Autism, that are still in school

Full disclosure. I'm exhausted and having a hard time putting thoughts together tonight. I'm going to try and make this as coherent as possible but no promises. Lizze and I are seriously talking about the logistics of homeschooling the boys. Between Emmett's inability to wear clothes and Elliott's emotional struggles that are the result of several things related to school and severe anxiety. The main concern is Emmett though because his struggles physically prevent his attendance. Things with Elliott could be corrected with proper intervention within the school. The idea of homeschooling the boys is not something we take lightly, even in the it's just a possibility phase of talking. There are so many potential downfalls to homeschooling but at the same time, there is a substantial upside as well.…

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January 23, 2018

My thoughts

As much as I want to, I can’t send the kids to school today

You know tomorrow is going to be a good day when you're already emailing the school to call the kids off and it isn't even dinner time yet. The boys are still not feeling well and as much as I'd like to send them to school because they're driving me crazy, they need to stay home. They need their rest and I hope they feel better soon. Both the boys aren't feeling well but they're also hyper as fuck, hence the driving me crazy statement above. Kids on the Autism Spectrum seems to react strangely when they're sick. When Gavin was younger, he would lose his Autism symptoms while running a high fever. That's a documented phenomenon and there's not a known explanation. The boys on the other hand, tend…

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January 19, 2018

Elliott / Emmett's Art / My thoughts

I’m not sure what we’re dealing with but we survived the day

I survived the day. That's something to celebrate because there were times I didn't think I would. ☺ Emmett seems to be doing better but Elliott went to bed not feeling well. There's all kinds of shit going around the school, so that may be what's going on. At this point in time, no one's puking and that makes me happy. I hate puking and I hate when the kids puke. Puking doesn't gross me out or anything like that. It's easy to aspirate when puking and that's not a good thing. I learned all these things when I was a medic and some are etched into my brain. I'm not sure what the morning holds but if they aren't feeling good, I'm not going to push them. There's too…

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January 17, 2018