End of Week Round Up
Aspergers traits have been in full swing this week as we rapidly approach the peak of what is often referred to as the ‘Silly Season’ (what we better know as Christmas). As things have been getting a little more hectic we’ve seen quite a lot of hand waving whilst talking, more intense talking and questioning (as well as the ‘mechanical’ robot voice every now and again), and more intense emotional ups and downs. We’re also being held to strict timetables with Jack watching the clock continuously and keeping us on our toes with our schedules. Structured activities have been a must for this week!!!
We’re pleased to say that we learned our lesson from the Kindergarten Christmas Party, and as a result avoided 2 potentially challenging parties this week (Steve took Anna to her creche Christmas Party on her own, and we made the decision that Steve would attend his company Christmas Party without the rest of us - excellent decision making we must say!!!)
We have recovered from the tears of the Kindergarten Goodbye (although Jack is still asking us when the next Kinder day is) and we also welcomed Jack’s new teacher to our home for a visit this week. We already feel very blessed with having her as Jack’s teacher - she has been really keen to get to know Jack and his interests, and has been working very hard preparing the way for him to start school next year.
We chatted with Jack’s PreSchool Field Worker this week (thankfully we don’t have to say goodbye to her until the end of the first term of school when she has to close Jack’s file) and she is delighted with how he has progressed and in her words she expressed that ”I think Jack might just surprise us next year”. I’m really hoping he will! With all the hard work we have done this year in terms of paving his way for the coming few months, it would be lovely to see it all pay off and him thriving in a supportive school environment.
So to finish this week we thought we’d share some pictures of Steve and the kids having ‘drawing’ time.
Hope you all have a lovely week to come!!!
Elissa & Steve 
December 16th, 2007 at 3:42 am
So you hear robot talk and we hear baby talk voice. We know the stress level is rising when that happens!
December 16th, 2007 at 4:41 am
All your hard work will pay off. I amazed to see how for G and his friends have come.
December 16th, 2007 at 8:44 am
What a really nice picture of your family.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Glad you got the holidays and school transitioning working out. What a fun picture! I can’t wait to hear how Jack does, I’ll bet he does wonderfully.