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Buckle your Seat Belt Posted By: LisaAKAmom
Posted On: 05/22/2008
Its going to be a bumpy Summer.
This is the first year, in 4 years that richie will have an entire summer break. He usually only gets 5 weeks off...and trust me after that third week....He is so ready to go back to school...and so is mom.
Bonus for this summer....I finally got off the waiting list and we are now getting respite care...but what I'm finding out...is its hard to find a good respite worker...and sometimes they can be more work than you autistic child. I just hired a new girl last week.....so hopefully she will be better then the last one we had....not that the last one was completely bad..but just wasnt suited for richie and they didnt click.
The other new thing is Summer School....Which I'm not sure about it either. I have heard its alot like Organized Chaos....and I still have questions I need to get answered....On my big too do list.
I can also see, since its only 3/4 days a week...richie not wanting to go to school at all. Typical 11 year old behavior....It will also be interesting to see how he interacts with a different teacher.
Anyway....Only Time will Tell...and I figure this would be a good place to keep a summer Journal of How things go.
Ready....Set....Learn!
       
Motherof4 wrote this reply on 05/23/2008
Oh, good luck! Transitions can be so hard. We once had a respite care person who Daniel hated. We let her go in a hurry. Hope your new one is just right. Respite can be wooonderful when it's going well.

carmel66 wrote this reply on 05/24/2008
Good luck - I always say I should keep a blog or a log or a journal - HA - but tried to keep us posted.

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