Another good day at school

It has been much of the same the past couple days with Liam and his anxiety and fits. It continues to be wearing dealing with it every day. Liam continues to do well in school at Middleburg. Today he insisted on wearing a SpongeBob Squarepants birthday hat to school. Liam wore it in class and his teacher really got a kick out of him. Another mother Jill knows thought it was quite comical as well. If Jill had made him take it off, he most likely would have had a fit and not want to go to school. Wearing it ended up starting the morning off on a positive note. After school Liam’s teacher said he had another good day. It is really great to hear how well he does in school, it really reinforces for us that we are doing the right thing.

Jill has met several other mothers at Liam’s school and has joined them at restaurants or a park to pass the time until school is over. Talking with mother’s going through the same situation of having a child with special needs has really helped Jill. Their conversations about life, raising their children, family & social issues, and even doctor experiences helps her feel at ease. She listens carefully and has learned a lot from the mothers. Jill has even shared her experiences and I’m sure it is a help to them as well. A group of mothers occasionally get together for dinner and invited Jill to come along. I think it would be great for her to go out and talk with mothers who better understand what she / we go through and maybe find some peace knowing that she is not alone.

Jill ended up meeting a mother of an autistic son who live a couple miles away from us. As it turns out, her husband works at Sherwin Williams in our research center. I have not met her husband, but I do know who he is. I’ll have to stop down and visit sometime. She and Jill have talked a lot and I think that’s great. She also has a set of twins that are 4 years old. She also has son around Seamus’ age and they have played together very well. It’s definitely a small world.

Liam had his Adaptive Aquatics class again today. The routine now is that after Jill take Liam to the pool, that she leave the pool area to help Liam focus. Jill is allowed to come in for the last 10 minutes of his class. It seems to work out better that way. Liam again had another excellent class. When Jill was watching he was swimming all over without assistance. Today Jill scheduled Liam’s classes through December. A few months ago, we wondered about having the money to cover the cost since insurance runs out in August. We ended up using money from the county for it. The money was originally meant to go towards a swing in the basement, but thanks to poor time management on an OT, we decided to wait until some time later to get the swing.

We’ll see how this weekend goes. It is the Irish festival this weekend and it is going to be a lot of fun. We are going without the kids Friday night and will meet up with friends. It always makes for a good time! Sunday we will take the boys. Last year it was quite difficult with Liam and the twins in a stroller, but this year it should be more fun. Liam has progressed so well in the past year, we don’t think the crowd will be as much a problem as it was last year.