Messages posted by: Appignani

Give the folks who work with your children some input as to how the experience is for your child from his/her perspective.

I'm curious if any of you have TSS, BSC, ST, OT, or Pt work with your child at school. If so how does the teacher incorporate them into his/her classroom? there may be other children working with these folks in your child's class. If so, and the child's parent has told you this. They may want to work with you on a presentation. The important point is to create a more accepting social atmosphere that is less stressful for all the children in the class. No child is perfect. However, if realistically you don't think this supportive enviroment will be the outcome you might reconsider. Also, just to give you a bit of hope, when I taught preschool often I paired children for social acheivement from peer learning. rarely, did parents realize it. Obviously, I was not goinbg to disclose information about another child in the class to a parent, but that did not change the fact that I was conciously building the group's dynamic. Your child may be getting more support from his/her teacher than you know.

There is a book I am reading called Autism Life Skills by Chantal Sicile-Kira that seems quite practical. She also has written a book Adolescents on the Autism spectrum, which provides a lot of advice as well as a list of resources.
There is a lot of inspiration to be found in the book Born On A Blue Day.
I hope these books help.
Personally, I would like to add the reminder to look at your child's abilities, strengths, and what makes them unique. I'm sure there is a lot to build on there.
Stay Positive!