Last week was parent/teacher interviews. School has only been in session for 4 weeks with the children being in their assigned classes for 3 of those. So it is a bit early for a “this is how your child is doing, let’s fix this” and more of a “let me tell you what you need to know about my child to help them succeed” chat.
One thing that the teacher told us is that “we (the teacher and EA) are starting to figure her out”. The example that she gave was about my daughter’s creativity. L loves art. I mean LOOVVEES art. The teacher told us that L made a ghost and the other kids in the class were impressed and started to copy her. When it was pointed out to L, she didn’t connect. They told her “Look! Look what you started! They all made what you made.”
It wasn’t until they took one student to her with their ghost and said “I liked what you made and I made one too. How did I do?” that L started to get it. But she is still working on connecting the pieces and connecting to the other children. It is interesting to see this piece and to have words to explain what her father and I knew about her.
(She used the empty apple sauce container from her lunch as the “form” for her ghost.)
That ASD Mom 