Today didn't go exactly as planned, but that was okay, it was a good day. Zach was supposed to come home from school and have his new behaviorist meet him here, but I had gotten an email from her saying she has the flu...lets hope not the swine one since she was here Friday in my house! Anyhow, he handled it well and hopefully she will be able to start coming soon to work with us and get this ball rolling.
Waiting to hear from his Tricare (our insurance) caseworker about transferring his therapies to TX, behavioral being the biggest one. We just got it approved and we want to keep it for the move...as we transition to a new place we KNOW things will pop up...plus we have things to work on for school and need the help.
Speaking of school...waiting to hear about that...his IEP here is scheduled for next week and we can't enroll him in TX until they see a new IEP that shows where he is now. His teacher at his special ed school said that he is academically ready for first grade...socially she is more concerned. No shock for a child on the spectrum. He wants to be social, wants to interact and be friends, but often just goes about it wrong. So the big factor now is can he go into a mainstream classroom next year and be okay. We are very determined to get Zach into the mainstream class....period. I know he can do it...he is smart enough and capable of learning anything. I think putting him in a special ed room any longer will only continue to stifle him and cause behaviors to appear that he is learning from other kids with issues. I am not sure going into Pre K again will help either since he is already academically well above that. So...we need to hope that he is ready and able to go to school. The school that is associated with our rental house, Weiderstien (spelling) is a new school and we don't now much about it. The one thing we know is by law they have to provide Zachary whatever he needs to be in school in his least restrictive environment...meaning he can be mainstreamed, but might require help. We want to put him to school on base at Randolph ISD. It is a fantastic school that is a DOD instillation school...since he would be a transfer to the school and not a child that has to go there based on where he lives, they by law don't have to provide him with more than they have on hand...so if he needs an aide and they don't have one, they don't' get one. The other school would have to provide one. So...we are hopeful that the results come back that he isn't needing more than they have and that they have more than we think...Basically I want Zachary to get to go to school on time in a normal class with all the available help he needs. I am scared to death, but super hopeful.
That face makes me know he will be okay...he has a great spirit and anyone that gets to know him, really know him, loves him. I have faith the next teacher in his future will too.
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