First day of school!
Liam and Seamus had their first day of school Thursday. We first went with Seamus for his first day of Kindergarten. At 9:30, Liam had his class. I had to cut out and get Liam at who was being dropped off by Jill’s dad. Liam and Seamus were both very excited all morning. Liam had a small fit because he had to wait until after 9:00 to go to school, he quickly settled down when he was told Grandpa McCourt was going to take him.
When Liam arrived he was quite excited to be in school at first. As we started walking down the hall he seemed to become apprehensive, I could feel his anxiety building as he was asking me to hold him. When we got in his classroom it was quite hectic as a lot of parents were there and other kids he has not met. Liam acted as expected with this much activity going on. I had to hold him or hold his hand for the most part. At times he would seem ok, but then he would ask that I pick him up again. Liam settled down some when he saw his buddies Ian and Kennedy. He became friends with them in school last year. We then went to the school gym to listen to the bus driver talk. The bus drivers have a remote controlled bus that talks to teach bus safety to kids. Last year this bus freaked Liam out. I was interested to see how he would do. Liam did great, no fear or apprehension. He went and stood with Kennedy to watch it. This is one of those little milestones you see where he has progressed. Animated characters or puppets used to cause him terrible anxiety. We went back to the classroom where it was still busy and Liam again wanted me to hold him. Parents and kids were starting to leave. As they left and the room quieted down, Liam became more comfortable and became quite talkative. Seamus and Jill joined us at this point since he was done with his class. Liam quickly was excited to see his brother. Liam started showing Seamus around the room, it was really cute to see. It is no secret to Jill and I that Liam adores and loves Seamus. His actions and words with him at times show that. Liam was even telling others in the room who Seamus was. Jill and I both were touched watching the two of them together. Jill and I know that as they get older, Liam is going to really look up to Seamus. Seamus doesn’t really understand how important he is going to be as they get older. We both know that Seamus is going to be that big brother he needs to be. Liam goes to school on the bus Monday, we’ll see how that goes. We think he’ll be fine, but as a parent of an autistic child, anytime they are not in your control, it can be stressful. Once he gets into this routine I’m sure he’ll be fine. This will be yet another milestone as last year there was no way Liam would have taken the bus. So, on starts a new school year, and a new chapter. We continue to hope for the best!
We got our explanation about the money for Adaptive Aquatics. Apparently only some of that money is for 2005, the rest from January 2006 – March 2006. The explanation was clear and appreciated. So we are trying to figure out what to do now.
When Liam arrived he was quite excited to be in school at first. As we started walking down the hall he seemed to become apprehensive, I could feel his anxiety building as he was asking me to hold him. When we got in his classroom it was quite hectic as a lot of parents were there and other kids he has not met. Liam acted as expected with this much activity going on. I had to hold him or hold his hand for the most part. At times he would seem ok, but then he would ask that I pick him up again. Liam settled down some when he saw his buddies Ian and Kennedy. He became friends with them in school last year. We then went to the school gym to listen to the bus driver talk. The bus drivers have a remote controlled bus that talks to teach bus safety to kids. Last year this bus freaked Liam out. I was interested to see how he would do. Liam did great, no fear or apprehension. He went and stood with Kennedy to watch it. This is one of those little milestones you see where he has progressed. Animated characters or puppets used to cause him terrible anxiety. We went back to the classroom where it was still busy and Liam again wanted me to hold him. Parents and kids were starting to leave. As they left and the room quieted down, Liam became more comfortable and became quite talkative. Seamus and Jill joined us at this point since he was done with his class. Liam quickly was excited to see his brother. Liam started showing Seamus around the room, it was really cute to see. It is no secret to Jill and I that Liam adores and loves Seamus. His actions and words with him at times show that. Liam was even telling others in the room who Seamus was. Jill and I both were touched watching the two of them together. Jill and I know that as they get older, Liam is going to really look up to Seamus. Seamus doesn’t really understand how important he is going to be as they get older. We both know that Seamus is going to be that big brother he needs to be. Liam goes to school on the bus Monday, we’ll see how that goes. We think he’ll be fine, but as a parent of an autistic child, anytime they are not in your control, it can be stressful. Once he gets into this routine I’m sure he’ll be fine. This will be yet another milestone as last year there was no way Liam would have taken the bus. So, on starts a new school year, and a new chapter. We continue to hope for the best!
We got our explanation about the money for Adaptive Aquatics. Apparently only some of that money is for 2005, the rest from January 2006 – March 2006. The explanation was clear and appreciated. So we are trying to figure out what to do now.
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