Such a Quiet Boy!

Boy Wonder managed to sleep last night, through exhaustion more than anything else! He awoke this morning bleary eyed but soon snapped into action! He went into the shower and stayed there for some time. Once out he was skittish and not processing a great deal of anything. As we left to go to school he started to level off.

Once at school he bounded into the classroom and started talking at the TA about Wembley and the football game. He exclaimed that the referee was bonkers and a lunatic, expressing his reasoning for this over and over. The adults in class were quite amazed by his display of expression ( he is usually such a quiet boy!)

This morning Boy Wonder was observed by the autism specialist and I met with her afterwards and his teacher. We spoke a bit about the strategies used and the current situation at home. When the teacher returned to class we spoke more openly about the lack of actual training the school received in autism and co morbid conditions ( half an hour so far!) and that she is attending the tribunal as a witness but isn't looking forward to it and would rather not go. I discussed with her the growing reality that Boy Wonder requires a more specialist provision not necessarily because of the autism but because of the additional complexities of the ADHD and severe anxiety. She agreed that this is a likely outcome. As I explained to her, our expectations are way too high of a school that has very little knowledge of complex conditions. It would be like expecting me to service a car by reading a text book. I can't even change a tyre!

I spent the afternoon looking at options and booking some visits to other schools to view. With the tribunal pending we are very aware that we need to know exactly what we are asking for so we need to get out there and see what's available. However, the thought of moving him is not something we really want to do but that is more because of the immediate upheaval rather than the long term aim.

This evening Boy Wonder played outside and then came in for his hour on Minecraft. He reluctantly settled down and read afterwards but on checking,  he had jumped into bed with Cat Girl and they were watching Minecraft together. Cheeky monkeys!