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  1. We were making mince pies together over Christmas with the help of our just turned two year old. His job was to put the lids on. I put the big tray of prepared pies in front of him, and told him to put the lids on. He stood there for ten minutes trying to put the mincemeat jar lid on them before he gave up. DD and I couldn't do much but laugh. Our eldest son was very late talking. He'd just turned 3 and we were getting pretty concerned that he still hadn't mumbled so much as 'mum'. We were parking the car in the multi storey one day and got stuck behind an old bloke who couldn't park. After sitting behind him for ages, Daniel piped up 'for f***s sake just park the f****n car'. I was so gobsmacked and elated that he'd finally spoken, I couldn't tell him off, and vowed that day that I'd never swear again. This one is mine from when I first started school. My mum has taken great pleasure over the years embaressing me with it. ME: mummy, mummy, I know the difference between boys and girls. MUM: yes dear, what is it? ME: boys have balls ... MUM: silence ... MUM: and what do girls have? ME: skipping ropes I still have the worksheet I'd been colouring in with a picture of a boy kicking a ball and a girl skipping.
  2. My son is only 10, but we're in the same boat as you, fighting what seems to be a losing battle. Last week we got our letter through from a review - 3 pages, but the only bit I care about is 'unwilling to give a formal diagnosis as Callum is performing well at school and his parents are able to cope with his problems'. They're monitoring him again, ie, we'll have another appointment in 12 months time where they'll ask the same questions, we'll fill in the same questionnaire . Yes, he's performing well academically - he's not going to bring the school SATs scores down which is all they seem to be bothered about. Yes, we're coping, because we have to. Like witsend, I keep it together in meetings, and can put a different head on. I think for the week before his next review, I'm going to treat him just like our other kids - Play with him and let him get so carried away the house gets smashed up. Clean his bedroom just once in the week (he's a smearer) and go in and have a BIG sniff just before the appointment. Let him get out of the car by himself (I'm sure we could clock up a few A&E visits on that one). Maybe then I'll hit rock bottom and people will start to listen. Keep fighting, I know we will. We've tried letting him socialise with other AS kids and it's never really worked for us, mostly because their personalities have clashed rather than any one kid being hard work. We're still great friends with the parents though, and the kids tolerate each others little ways more than NT kids would.
  3. We've resorted to cheat sheets. It kind of defeats the object of playing the game as far as I'm concerned, but it means Callum will play happily on a game without throwing anything. I don't know whether you can get cheats for DS games though. He also tends to play a lot of open play / strategy games which don't rely on manual dexterity.
  4. Hi all, I'm Tracy, I'm a married and working mum of 4, Daniel 15, Callum 10, Charlotte 7 and Alex 2. Callum is our 'special' child (or the weird one, read as you will!!). We've been in the system since his birth as he was diagnosed ante-natally with ventriculomegaly (enlarged ventricles in the brain) but we've recently hit a brick wall with getting a formal diagnosis of HFA / Aspergers. (he's doing well in school and we're 'coping remarkably well') I've been lurking for a long time, but have finally plucked up the courage to join in.
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