tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post6484593742715895847..comments2023-10-28T04:05:57.073-07:00Comments on Hartley's Life With 3 Boys: School and Summer PlanningHartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463016780946119637noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-38177430900813403002010-05-27T16:28:36.703-07:002010-05-27T16:28:36.703-07:00Hartley,
I emailed you privately. Check your spam ...Hartley,<br />I emailed you privately. Check your spam folder though I bet I am in there. :) <br />JennaJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170262250009918277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-90536740893550295682010-05-20T16:50:15.100-07:002010-05-20T16:50:15.100-07:00xcuse typing. i'm 1 handed at the moment as my...xcuse typing. i'm 1 handed at the moment as my dear sweet 3 yo w/autism is filling my other hand with rocks. love ur site and i know what i will be reading tonight after i put my 3 to bed. thx for visiting neo moms wish i found u soonerCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424629265129328431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-89416435617381859442010-05-20T05:57:54.489-07:002010-05-20T05:57:54.489-07:00I am so jealous that you have the option of school...I am so jealous that you have the option of school for Gabriel all summer! I wish that Caroline could do something like that. I am looking into getting her to volunteer at the SPCA or something. She hates our pool that we belong to because of some unfortunate incidents there two summers ago when she was manic. This is bad for me because my younger two love it and we can spend hours there to pass the time.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386058494236428900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-34477891168533237872010-05-20T05:28:42.954-07:002010-05-20T05:28:42.954-07:00I think I need to write out my summer planning lik...I think I need to write out my summer planning like this. The past month or so, we've been trudging onward trying to help our 6yr old SPD child make it through the remainder of kindergarten...and now we are down to 5 days of school left and I'm feeling the summer panic! I have 3 young boys at home and NEED to have a system/schedule/routine in place pronto. ack.Jaimee @ Havenwood House of Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728157710893970481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-48666713212001205512010-05-19T18:59:42.832-07:002010-05-19T18:59:42.832-07:00Writing is also part of our summer plans. Nate wil...Writing is also part of our summer plans. Nate will be going to an inclusive Y camp, so I'll let you know how that goes. <br /><br />Our Y program does take in kids with autism/asperger's/adhd, but not all programs do or are they prepared to take care of kids who are. <br /><br />I wish you the best of luck with your summer plans with your boys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-63191422352967975252010-05-19T17:02:20.757-07:002010-05-19T17:02:20.757-07:00Wow, it sounds like you will be busy! I have been...Wow, it sounds like you will be busy! I have been planning our summer out as well. I want to do schoolwork every day so that when 1st grade starts, Danny will still be in the habit of reading, writing and doing math. He loves working on that stuff at home, so hopefully it will go well. <br /><br />Of course, there will be tons of therapy, and I have signed him up for the special needs baseball team with the park district. I have heard good things about it. There will also be a tumbling clinic that he and his sister will be attending. Should be fun.<br /><br />Between that, time at the pool and activities at our autism center, we should stay pretty busy.Patty O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15598358666714482323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-79123956132348727922010-05-19T16:34:44.333-07:002010-05-19T16:34:44.333-07:00Kris: Matthew definitely needs some transition su...Kris: Matthew definitely needs some transition support, but his actual desire to interact during group times has increased dramatically! If we don't do mainstream this fall, maybe winter. :)<br /><br />Maggie: Hi there -- I do remember you. :) Glad you are back commenting! Your point of view is always appreciated. Routine is HUGE for my son -- he actually asks for school during the weekends too. LOL Good luck finding your agenda!<br /><br />Alysia: Matt is under a full IEP right now in preschool -- but not for Autism. He qualifies under small/gross motor skill and social. My concern is that his motor skills will most likely catch up in the next year, but worry that he will still need extra support. We'll see...<br /><br />Jenna: Where are you located? OK, you don't have to answer that here, but feel free to email me privately. If the school is a good fit for your child, maybe I can help you get him there. <br /><br />Stacey: Love that idea! I always forget to be creative. LOL It used to come more naturally when I wasn't so tired all the time! Another good option, that we do actually do regularly, is write the letters on the shower walls or door. You can add shaving cream on it for extra fun -- and easy in the shower clean up. Thanks again for the gel idea!<br /><br />:)<br />HHartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463016780946119637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-36901947083690297562010-05-19T14:50:03.399-07:002010-05-19T14:50:03.399-07:00I was going to make a suggestion about how to get ...I was going to make a suggestion about how to get the boys to write...<br />Take large ziploc bags and put some gel and food coloring in them and then zip up-- have the boys use their fingers to draw differnt letters on the bag in the gel... they get fine motor skills, a bit of sensory time, and they learn to write their letters! plus it's kinda fun!Stacey,momof 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13696782723166074497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-55108820234125811422010-05-19T13:34:13.606-07:002010-05-19T13:34:13.606-07:00I was wondering how your son liked his new school....I was wondering how your son liked his new school. Specifically because I know what school it is. I wish I could get our school to pay for it but my son does too well behavior wise at our school so the district won't even consider it. Yet they are keeping him behind which is why we are homeschooling next year. He does however have a FABULOUS special ed teacher this year and she has agreed to work with me on planning etc. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170262250009918277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-30342798879182743702010-05-19T09:36:52.506-07:002010-05-19T09:36:52.506-07:00Summer has always been one of our most challenging...Summer has always been one of our most challenging times, but this is the first summer that we're eligible for summer preschool, and I'm so grateful for that continued routine. <br />I totally get what you're saying about the dilemma of "to diagnose or not to diagnose". My now 4 yr old was in that situation at the beginning of this school year. He was in an inclusion classroom, getting the supports he needed, but no "formal" plan or IEP. Without his PDD-NOS diagnosis at Christmastime, we weren't able to formalize his accommodations, or make sure they were in place for the pre-K year and kindergarten. We struggled with the "label" but in the end realized that this was who he is - label or not - and it was up to us to understand that the label was a "sentence" but a means to an end for help.<br />Good luck with your summer plans!<br /><br />Alysia<br />http://trydefyinggravity.wordpress.com/Alysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214949515460359731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-34365659150425055022010-05-19T09:29:25.251-07:002010-05-19T09:29:25.251-07:00I rememeber the first summer I did summer school. ...I rememeber the first summer I did summer school. It wasn't because I needed it but because I wanted to get ahead and get a class taken care of so I wouldn't have to do it during the school year.<br /><br />That was one of the greatest summers of my life. I do crave structure and routine and the school gave me that. It was awesome!<br /><br />I don't know if you remember me, I'm Maggie and 19 and I've got SPD along with a bucket of other things - but I always love reading your blog. Kind of like a morning ritual if there is a new post.<br /><br />One of the most powerful, secure tools I have is my agenda. It is with me at all times. But unfortuantly I left it somewhere on Wednesday and don't have it and I've been really really uncomfortable. Hope I find it soon. It's cool that your kids have a mom like you who knows how important routine is.Maggiehttp://runawaymaggiemay.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-33425564064208978422010-05-19T07:59:22.555-07:002010-05-19T07:59:22.555-07:00It is always hard/stressful to plan for summer and...It is always hard/stressful to plan for summer and the following school year, esp when you have kids with special needs!! <br /><br /> It is interesting you are thinking of enrolling Matt in a regular preschool along with the developmental one - my son did this for 2 years. The first year he did 3 days developmntal/2 days regular. The second year 2 days developmental/3 days regular. Then he did an "At Risk" kindergarten program (not all special ed - some kids were ESL, some low income, but they were all there for a "reason"). Then because he was young, he repeated kindergarten this year in a regular classroom with an IEP. He has made tremendous strides and functioned very well this year. His Special ed teachers in pre-K actually were the ones who encouraged the regular preschool - they knew he would eventually be mainstreamed and wanted him to be exposed to NT kids and get used to a "regular" classroom that may not be as structured. (The situation may be different for your little guy though as my son does not have an issue with routines or obsessions.) Good luck with everything!!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934033119198457032noreply@blogger.com