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Well we were able to get into a half-day preschool class across town. So yay for that.<br />
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Andrew had his first day on Wednesday and it didn't go so well. This is pretty much what happened....<br />
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He was playing by himself, doing what he wanted to do, then at some point it became time for a group activity and he didn't want to join in. Then at some point after that he threw a huge tantrum and I had to be called to come and pick him up.<br />
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But I have a few questions that I don't think they would have been able to answer because they don't know Andrew like I know Andrew. For example, sometimes with auties they need to complete a task before they start a new one. So I was wondering if maybe he tried to tell the teachers something about whatever he was trying to do, then nobody understood him because he still doesn't speak very good, and at that point the frustration of being "ripped" away from whatever he was doing would have sent him over. I don't really know. It could just be as simple as he got really angry because he didn't want to do the group activity and had a fit. But <b>I know</b> <b>when </b>he's trying to communicate... I just don't always understand what he's saying. And that's where a huge part of the frustration comes from.<br />
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Today I left him at school for just an hour. His teacher said he did much better today but when I picked him up he was more than eager to leave. I guess it was just the right amount of time. So we're going to do that again tomorrow. And hopefully on Monday we can extend his stay.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3106788052801319196-5587959094038982740?l=autismathome1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
