Had to take the kiddos to their annual checkup. I always get slightly nervous with questions around schooling. Not that I’m ashamed or afraid of anything. It’s just that some, not all, judge heavily on things they don’t understand or don’t approve of. It could be simple ignorance, but that is easily corrected with answers and references. Thankfully, we were assigned a wonderful doctor that was homeschool friendly.
After Dino had his checkup, we were asked if we had any other concerns. So I brought up Dino’s behavior, meltdowns and such. So with all the checked boxes… It was nice to get confirmation that Dino is autistic and if need be we can get further testing to see where he falls on the spectrum and sign up for occupational therapy as the need arises such as if his behaviors or meltdowns start interfering with his daily routine and whatnot. So far we have it down to a science with him. The doctor said it was definitely better he’s homeschooled so that he can be in an environment suited for his needs.
Handyman got his inhaler updated and then his anxiety spiked at the mention of getting a shot. So we’ll have to wait to ease Handyman into getting his next booster shot at his next appointment. Handyman completely shut down after that. This only seems to confirm to the doctor that homeschooling to be the best thing for him. Since this is the same behavior and anxiety he displayed in his previous public school.
Bookworm had an ear ache that he only mentioned it until last night. It turned out he had an ear infection. We also got confirmation that due to the accident he was in 2019, that the few minutes that he was was unresponsive, he now has poor recall of some short and long term memories. Last year, when we had to reteach him how to tie his shoes was the major reason I wanted this confirmation. So with that the doctor said homeschool seems to be working with his memory issues and ADHD. So he can have one on one help and have a more repetitive schedule. This way he won’t fall behind. Which is wonderful to be acknowledged because for the 2021-2022 homeschool year I had to go back to the basics with him to get him almost to the level he should be.
Nothing really changed with Muscles. He still has dyslexia and ADHD, but with his anger issues and meltdowns have only slightly gotten better. In general it was probably best for them to be homeschooled so they can have individual help and focus they require.
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