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lollardfish) wrote2010-01-11 06:43 pm
lollardfish) wrote2010-01-11 06:43 pm
Nico's day
Nico turned three today and celebrated by heading to his first day at school. At three, children with special needs leave the "early intervention" program and head into "early childhood" special ed. Leaving our therapists has been hard, as some have been with us for two years, but it's definitely time to switch from one-on-one in the home to 3-on-6 in a classroom. So off we go!
It's great. Nico is definitely past the phase where he needs to have a parent at all times - in fact, we really get in the way. It's a big room with six kids, although rarely are they all in the room at the same time, as they get pulled out for therapy with some frequency. The day moves through a schedule (with pictograms) from work to play to work. Table time, individual work, group work, play with toys, music, and so forth. Nico took to it and to the other children in a fashion that would have seemed amazing a few months ago (when he was so shy). He listened ... pretty well ... to the teachers, and will soon adapt to the norms of their room.
When he came home, he once more devoured chicken nuggets (this is after a two month hiatus, which followed after a six-month hiatus), then fought his way to a well-deserved nap.
It's a good birthday.
Later, there was a cupcake. Pictures later.
It's great. Nico is definitely past the phase where he needs to have a parent at all times - in fact, we really get in the way. It's a big room with six kids, although rarely are they all in the room at the same time, as they get pulled out for therapy with some frequency. The day moves through a schedule (with pictograms) from work to play to work. Table time, individual work, group work, play with toys, music, and so forth. Nico took to it and to the other children in a fashion that would have seemed amazing a few months ago (when he was so shy). He listened ... pretty well ... to the teachers, and will soon adapt to the norms of their room.
When he came home, he once more devoured chicken nuggets (this is after a two month hiatus, which followed after a six-month hiatus), then fought his way to a well-deserved nap.
It's a good birthday.
Later, there was a cupcake. Pictures later.
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Nico's first day at school