Appointment after appointment and still I sit here with nothing. We are 2 weeks away from kindergarten and I spent all summer making calls, going to appointments and completing assessments. We are now completing and autism screening and an anxiety assessment. And set up to see the next doctor.
My child is perfectly happy in the quiet, structured(ish) environment at home. He rarely has accidents and can be completely managed. Certainly we have our share of freak behaviors but generally he is calm and not overstimulated. Take him anyplace different and he immediately gets into overdrive and turns quickly into some type of crazed child. His behavior often results in weird things happening!
I spend energy and time being fearful of the next step in his little journey ~ kindergarten. I am not sure it is the right step at the right time and yet I have no other answers. I am concerned that I won't have the strength to keep calm and face each day with the energy needed to help him get through. If it is a daily struggle, he will never feel calm enough to actually enjoy the experience of school. And more then anything, I want him to have the joy of learning and making friends.... right now, I just have gut wrenching fear that it is all going to be to much and we will have a cloud of trouble over us.
Yet I face each day with an optimistic smile and set about to make contact, follow through with our "sensory diet" at home and make each experience the best it can be given the circumstances. It is all I can do.....
I don't know what your work situation is, but would you ever consider unschooling? I've been reading a lot about it lately and "met" (online) a number of people who are unschooling kids with special needs, including SPD and ASD. I think traditional school can be hard on our... non-traditional kids!
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