Once we get home and we’re going into the house Zavier says “ Mommy I’m going to my room so you can have time to yourself. You seemed stressed out.”
As I watch both of my boys go up the stairs I’m in awe that my little boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder who could not empathize a year ago is now honing into how I feel by my body language and tone. It’s also a moment to check in with myself because obviously my behavior indicates I’m stressed.
“ Mommy I want to me Boruto this Halloween, Naruto on the 2nd Halloween, Deadpool on the 3rd one, My Hero Academia for the 4th one and ….for the fifth one I’m going to be a Ninja. Ok?” After I tell him ok he runs back up the stairs.
When you have a child on the spectrum you learn they are all about immersing themselves in what Interests them.
On that note Asar decided this morning for spirit day at school he’s going 90’s hip hop.
Me: “ Are you doing East or West coast?”
Asar: What type of clothes did they wear ? What’s the difference?
I gave him a quick answer.
Yesterday Zavier runs down the stairs saying “ Mommy I need help spelling a word. I can spell short words but long ones are a little hard for me. Can you help me?”
I’m so happy! Because he has stopped saying “ I can’t read! I can’t spell!” Instead he’s confident in his skills and asks for support.
Then I get the Back-to-School Night reminders and I’m thinking “ I hate Back to School Night.” I know this is a surprise since I’m 110% about my kids. However, as a single mom with 2 kids who go to school in Virginia and Maryland while we live in DC means that I have a crazy commute during rush hour. In addition to having to pick one of the boys up first , get back into DC to pick up my other son, and then return to the school. Are you feeling the WOW factor yet? If not, let me add the Back to School Nights are on a Wednesday and Thursday.
So I pose the question to myself “What’s important about Back-to-School Night when I meet with my sons teachers this month for Parent /Teacher Conferences? Why do they have so many meetings?”
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One day he asked "Why do I need to be pulled out of class all the time?" That's the moment I realized that I possibly have a year or two years before he may stop giving 100% effort in class.
I was having my first parent-teacher conference at my daughter’s new private school and I was told my daughter needed to be placed in a group for reading comprehension. I couldn't understand what the teacher meant since she was reading and from my standpoint, she could tell me what the story was about. The teacher assured me that all kids develop at different rates and they have placed her in a group that would support her reading comprehension skills. I felt as though maybe I messed up because I taught her how to read.
