One of my favorite sayings is that "Life Happens When You Are Busy Making Plans" I love that saying and how true it is. Time has gone by so fast. Here we are, finishing the first 9 weeks of first grade, and I have to add that we are doing it very well. Since I last wrote, a lot have changed within our support team. We are lucky enough to still have Miss Bonnie by our side. Ryan has a PCA, Mrs. Stango, and a fantastic teacher, Mrs. Fox. Academically he is doing amazing! When his IQ was tested, it showed he was just below the gifted margin, so we have a smart little guy on our hands. He just "gets" school. Socially, we still struggle. He makes friends, and loves to play, but sometimes he's just not appropriate...ahh, the life of an autistic boy. He continues to amaze us everyday and is a true blessing.
We had our first adventure with meeting with the school team and having to fight for what we thought was best. Although we did not win the argument, neither did the school. We tried to meet in the middle and compromise. It was rough, but we got through it and have scheduled our next meeting for January. Life is exhausting, yet rewarding. Every day I am reminded that all we have done for our journey with Ryan has been worth it. There is constant reassurance from our support team that because of how much we have done, and how hard we have pushed, Ryan is doing incredible and will be one of those lucky spectrum kids that will end up being able to face school and the world independently. Thank God!
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