Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Jill Thanks for the input and the ideas. I am thankfully no longer dealing with " Ms. Knowitall " and his new teacher seems very open to ideas and suggestions!! woo-hoo!!! We are meeting next week to discuss him and his strengths & weaknesses. Also his behaviors and things that set him off. He is basically well behaved, but he has his moments. I spoke with the principal today and she was VERY receptive and really seems like she wants what is best for Bradley. I got a really good feeling about her. She is also known as a " straight arrow " and " by the book " kinda woman that does not play favoritism - (she admitted as much to me) which is fine but she also acknowledge that children with special needs HAVE special needs. She told me to call her anytime and I really think she meant it. So - i will print up some material for the teacher and the principal and we ll see how this year works out. turns out - she was the one who got him off the floor when he had his bathroom mishap - hahahahaha she was very surprised when I told her his version. I have always encouraged his imagination and humor - (it just wouldn't do at all for me if I had a child who lacked a sense of humor - LOL!) so I guess as with most people with OCD tendencies - there isn't always a reasonable stopping point. He had gone on about bleeding and being stuck with a nail and everything - she said it didn't even puncture the skin or bleed, he had a small scrape of the skin were it was like a thin layer hanging - but no blood. I told her I understand completely. She was very happy about that because she said a lot of parents just go off on you if their kids tell them something - without waiting to find out what really happened. so - she seems like a nice normal person. we shall wait and see. Dear Dawn, A master's degree in education or even in special education is approximately useless to anyone dealing with our children, because most of the master's degree programs in the country do not teach them anything about Asperger's syndrome -- or if they do, it's one page or even one paragraph in the textbook. You could tell the next person who says this that you don't expect anyone to understand your child no matter how much education he or she has had, because children on the autism spectrum are puzzling even to people who have been dealing with them for years... including their parents! You could tell her that you have figured out a few strategies that usually work, and that you're willing to share them, and also share articles and books and lists of hints about Asperger's if she would like to see them. Most teachers I've said this to say they would like to see them. Some probably never read the material, but at least they're aware that there is help available if they are willing to ask for it. If given a choice, I always prefer teachers who admit they don't know things about autism and Asperger's syndrome over those who say or think they know it all. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 An interesting tidbit. When my kids went to camp this summer one of the counselors ( a junior in college) said she had just learned about AS and hung by Wayne most of the time. She said she learned more from him than in school. One smart new teacher coming our way. Re: ( ) Jill Master's Degree Jill Thanks for the input and the ideas. I am thankfully no longer dealing with " Ms. Knowitall " and his new teacher seems very open to ideas and suggestions!! woo-hoo!!! We are meeting next week to discuss him and his strengths & weaknesses. Also his behaviors and things that set him off. He is basically well behaved, but he has his moments. I spoke with the principal today and she was VERY receptive and really seems like she wants what is best for Bradley. I got a really good feeling about her. She is also known as a " straight arrow " and " by the book " kinda woman that does not play favoritism - (she admitted as much to me) which is fine but she also acknowledge that children with special needs HAVE special needs. She told me to call her anytime and I really think she meant it. So - i will print up some material for the teacher and the principal and we ll see how this year works out. turns out - she was the one who got him off the floor when he had his bathroom mishap - hahahahaha she was very surprised when I told her his version. I have always encouraged his imagination and humor - (it just wouldn't do at all for me if I had a child who lacked a sense of humor - LOL!) so I guess as with most people with OCD tendencies - there isn't always a reasonable stopping point. He had gone on about bleeding and being stuck with a nail and everything - she said it didn't even puncture the skin or bleed, he had a small scrape of the skin were it was like a thin layer hanging - but no blood. I told her I understand completely. She was very happy about that because she said a lot of parents just go off on you if their kids tell them something - without waiting to find out what really happened. so - she seems like a nice normal person. we shall wait and see. Dear Dawn, A master's degree in education or even in special education is approximately useless to anyone dealing with our children, because most of the master's degree programs in the country do not teach them anything about Asperger's syndrome -- or if they do, it's one page or even one paragraph in the textbook. You could tell the next person who says this that you don't expect anyone to understand your child no matter how much education he or she has had, because children on the autism spectrum are puzzling even to people who have been dealing with them for years... including their parents! You could tell her that you have figured out a few strategies that usually work, and that you're willing to share them, and also share articles and books and lists of hints about Asperger's if she would like to see them. Most teachers I've said this to say they would like to see them. Some probably never read the material, but at least they're aware that there is help available if they are willing to ask for it. If given a choice, I always prefer teachers who admit they don't know things about autism and Asperger's syndrome over those who say or think they know it all. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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