Today Bertram had his ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) eval with Kaiser. We had a few concerns that mostly coincided with school. There were a couple concerns with preschool issues (that he didn't want to participate in the Christmas or graduation program, really gloaming on to one friend). Then, this year, with kindergarten, he has been having trouble with transitions, doing work he isn't super interested in, cooperative groups, things of that nature. He had a couple instances of rocking himself, pulling on his ears, or just laying down on the floor. (The rocking and ear pulling were new, as Aaron and I had never seen them). We have been in communication with the teacher a lot, mostly trying to make sure he isn't too much of a distraction, and is keeping up. We had his parent/ teacher conference last week. He is doing well academically, and his behaviour is improving (but is still an issue). He is reading at a 3rd grade level, but his comprehension isn't quite that high.
For the first part, we watched him through a one-way window, as he did different tasks with the evaluator, and we talked to the other doctor about what he was doing, whether it was typical, and translating as needed. Then we had a break. Then we did an interview with the doctor and Bertram did an analysis of his ability to learn (I can't remember what that part was actually called), but he scored average, or above average on all that. But in the end, he is ASD level 1, though fairly mild. The next step will be receiving the full report, and then we will step up ABA therapy. And we'll have to get a full IEP set up through the school district.
It all feels a little overwhelming at the moment. And I feel a little sad that there are now more challenges that he'll likely face. But we'll cross those bridges as they come.
Showing posts with label kindergarten. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kindergarten. Show all posts
Monday, November 4, 2019
Friday, October 18, 2019
Bertram was sick for almost 2 weeks, he had pneumonia at the end. Then I got sick, I'm still recovering. Aaron is sick and Bron isn't feeling great either. We all got our flu shots, so at least there's that.
We filled out an ASD questionnaire for Kaiser and Bertram has an evaluation in the beginning of November. It takes all day! I'm not overly concerned, as we've been pretty vigilant since he was tiny. But if there are services that can help him with any issue he has, then lets take advantage. He's been doing well at school lately. We have parent teacher conferences right before Halloween. His handwriting is really improving. And as much as he says he doesn't want to go, he is always excited when he arrives. We had walk a thon last weekend. Bertram walked 5 miles, which is pretty good. His attitude was pretty good most of the day, so we were all happy. (Well, I was grouchy by the end of the day. I was already not feeling well, and then walked a lot).
Bronwyn has been reading a lot and talking a lot. Well, "reading". That kid loves books. She will often put a book in my hand and say "read this book". She likes the Sandra Boynton books (Bertram did too), and The Pokey Little Puppy (which I hate). She likes dancing, and songs that tell you to do things. There is on called the Pinocchio song that she really likes to do. She likes to pretend play having a picnic, or feeding her babies or neigh-neighs.
We filled out an ASD questionnaire for Kaiser and Bertram has an evaluation in the beginning of November. It takes all day! I'm not overly concerned, as we've been pretty vigilant since he was tiny. But if there are services that can help him with any issue he has, then lets take advantage. He's been doing well at school lately. We have parent teacher conferences right before Halloween. His handwriting is really improving. And as much as he says he doesn't want to go, he is always excited when he arrives. We had walk a thon last weekend. Bertram walked 5 miles, which is pretty good. His attitude was pretty good most of the day, so we were all happy. (Well, I was grouchy by the end of the day. I was already not feeling well, and then walked a lot).
Bronwyn has been reading a lot and talking a lot. Well, "reading". That kid loves books. She will often put a book in my hand and say "read this book". She likes the Sandra Boynton books (Bertram did too), and The Pokey Little Puppy (which I hate). She likes dancing, and songs that tell you to do things. There is on called the Pinocchio song that she really likes to do. She likes to pretend play having a picnic, or feeding her babies or neigh-neighs.
Monday, August 19, 2019
Too long, again
After it's been so long, it's hard to remember what I wanted to write about.
Bertram started school last week. It has been fine so far. He has half days until next Monday. He has made a friend who was sitting at his table, but then the friend got moved because they were talking too much. But so far it's all gone well. Aaron usually packs his lunch, which is good; one less thing for me to do. I signed up to be the library helper for his class. But I need to get a TB test, and do a background check.
The kids are in the middle of swimming lessons. Bertram was in the tot class, but got moved to the level 1 class. It's hard for him, for sure, but he enjoys it for the most part. Bron is in the mommy and me class. She likes it. It was super hot last week, so it felt good to swim. We have this week, then they're done til next year.
Grandma's house is just about empty. I think it's in escrow.
The week before school started we did a lot of different things. Two different amusement parks, park day, beach day. It was a fun week.
Bron has become a picky eater as of late. She used to eat a lot of different things, but now she only wants Lucky Charms, which I'm going to stop buying, crackers, apple sauce, and cheese. She used to eat different fruit and veg, some meat, etc. But I'll keep giving her a variety. She was having some issues with cow milk, so we switched her to pea protein milk. She likes it, and it has a lot of the same things as cow milk (protein, calcium, fat, less sugar). She actually finished all the breast milk I had in the freezer, which is good. I'm glad it didn't go to waste.
Bertram started school last week. It has been fine so far. He has half days until next Monday. He has made a friend who was sitting at his table, but then the friend got moved because they were talking too much. But so far it's all gone well. Aaron usually packs his lunch, which is good; one less thing for me to do. I signed up to be the library helper for his class. But I need to get a TB test, and do a background check.
The kids are in the middle of swimming lessons. Bertram was in the tot class, but got moved to the level 1 class. It's hard for him, for sure, but he enjoys it for the most part. Bron is in the mommy and me class. She likes it. It was super hot last week, so it felt good to swim. We have this week, then they're done til next year.
Grandma's house is just about empty. I think it's in escrow.
The week before school started we did a lot of different things. Two different amusement parks, park day, beach day. It was a fun week.
Bron has become a picky eater as of late. She used to eat a lot of different things, but now she only wants Lucky Charms, which I'm going to stop buying, crackers, apple sauce, and cheese. She used to eat different fruit and veg, some meat, etc. But I'll keep giving her a variety. She was having some issues with cow milk, so we switched her to pea protein milk. She likes it, and it has a lot of the same things as cow milk (protein, calcium, fat, less sugar). She actually finished all the breast milk I had in the freezer, which is good. I'm glad it didn't go to waste.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Mid December
Training has been going ok. Wednesday was a longer running section. I'd been doing 2 minutes of running, followed by 2 minutes of walking, repeated for 30ish minutes. Sometimes that was ok, sometimes it was a struggle. Wednesday was 3 run, 2 walk. I was dreading it, but it went really well, and I didn't wish I was dead. I've kept up with workouts with week. And I ever threw in an extra one after running on Wednesday. I've been wanting to do more leg/butt strengthening training, but I didn't want to be sore for running. I figured Wednesday to Saturday would be enough recovery, which it was. So I may have start including that, when the kids will let me. I haven't done my 4 mile run yet (it's 2/2). I didn't sleep great, and was exhausted when the alarm went off. But I should be able to do it some point this morning.
Everyone is well again, finally. And, I think we've finally found a solution for Bertram's sleeping issues. We had to stay in his room til he fell asleep, and then he'd wake up several times in the night and either get in bed with us, or we'd have to sleep with him. One night, I left the reading light on in his room. (We call it the Nana light, as it used to only be in the room when my mom visited). He slept all night. Now we've done it for the past 4 nights, and he stays in his room all night. I think he was waking up in the dark and feeling lost or confused. Now when he wakes up, he sees all is well and goes back to sleep. Hallelujah! I got several nights of 6 hours uninterrupted sleep, it was amazing.
Bertram is doing well with school. He plays with a couple other boys, Kunal and Mayson. (I don't think I mentioned previously that Bertram bit Mayson. It was a confusing situation, since the teacher didn't see it happen. Bertram said Mayson put his finger in Bertie's mouth while he was talking. Which sounded like a lie, but Mayson later told the teacher the same thing. So I'm not sure. But I made Bertram write an apology note, and I apologized to his mom.) I made his appointment for Kindergarten registration. :sob: I can't believe he'll be starting real school in the fall. The district used to do half day kindergarten, but stopped (I'd guess) because parents had issue with child care. I'm bummed that he'll be gone all day. Plus that seems like a long time for a kid to sit still and listen.
Bronwyn has been picking up a lot of new words lately. She calls our cat meow-meow. She loves the Christmas trees and lights. I counted yesterday, and she has almost 30 words (she'll be 17 months in a few days). I think when Bertram was 18 months he had about 80 words, so she'll be close to that, I think. She is very dramatic, and will throw herself to the floor when she is unhappy with something. She is getting molars. She has been eschewing all naps lately. She still needs them, she just refuses. It's irritating, because then she's a grump, which in turn makes me a grump. She was doing a pattern of wake up around 7, back to sleep around 8 until 10:30 or 11. Then nap again from 1-3ish. Maybe she only needs one nap now. I guess I'll have to experiment with that. She is at an age that makes it very hard for me to do things while she's awake. She is our little octopus, hands into everything. And she still loves to put everything in her mouth.
Aaron is currently hating his new job. It doesn't seem like a very defined position. For the first couple weeks no one knew what he should be doing with his time. Then they had him work on a project that got scrapped. So now he's back to reading manuals and twiddling his thumbs.
My depression game is still strong. I think I'm going to have to switch meds again. What I'm on might be working if I were also taking Adderall, but Bron is still nursing, so I'll have to wait.
Everyone is well again, finally. And, I think we've finally found a solution for Bertram's sleeping issues. We had to stay in his room til he fell asleep, and then he'd wake up several times in the night and either get in bed with us, or we'd have to sleep with him. One night, I left the reading light on in his room. (We call it the Nana light, as it used to only be in the room when my mom visited). He slept all night. Now we've done it for the past 4 nights, and he stays in his room all night. I think he was waking up in the dark and feeling lost or confused. Now when he wakes up, he sees all is well and goes back to sleep. Hallelujah! I got several nights of 6 hours uninterrupted sleep, it was amazing.
Bertram is doing well with school. He plays with a couple other boys, Kunal and Mayson. (I don't think I mentioned previously that Bertram bit Mayson. It was a confusing situation, since the teacher didn't see it happen. Bertram said Mayson put his finger in Bertie's mouth while he was talking. Which sounded like a lie, but Mayson later told the teacher the same thing. So I'm not sure. But I made Bertram write an apology note, and I apologized to his mom.) I made his appointment for Kindergarten registration. :sob: I can't believe he'll be starting real school in the fall. The district used to do half day kindergarten, but stopped (I'd guess) because parents had issue with child care. I'm bummed that he'll be gone all day. Plus that seems like a long time for a kid to sit still and listen.
Bronwyn has been picking up a lot of new words lately. She calls our cat meow-meow. She loves the Christmas trees and lights. I counted yesterday, and she has almost 30 words (she'll be 17 months in a few days). I think when Bertram was 18 months he had about 80 words, so she'll be close to that, I think. She is very dramatic, and will throw herself to the floor when she is unhappy with something. She is getting molars. She has been eschewing all naps lately. She still needs them, she just refuses. It's irritating, because then she's a grump, which in turn makes me a grump. She was doing a pattern of wake up around 7, back to sleep around 8 until 10:30 or 11. Then nap again from 1-3ish. Maybe she only needs one nap now. I guess I'll have to experiment with that. She is at an age that makes it very hard for me to do things while she's awake. She is our little octopus, hands into everything. And she still loves to put everything in her mouth.
Aaron is currently hating his new job. It doesn't seem like a very defined position. For the first couple weeks no one knew what he should be doing with his time. Then they had him work on a project that got scrapped. So now he's back to reading manuals and twiddling his thumbs.
My depression game is still strong. I think I'm going to have to switch meds again. What I'm on might be working if I were also taking Adderall, but Bron is still nursing, so I'll have to wait.
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