Week one is complete

I think Superman and Mr. S are starting to figure each other out. Mr. S has a natural way of sensing a child's needs and predicting the best course of action.

Superman has had some meltdowns but not nearly as many as he did at his old school and each time Mr. S seems to file bits and pieces of info to better understand Superman's thought processes and triggers.

The school will be putting in a claim for additional support. If Superman is overstimulated or triggered by something in his environment, his meltdowns can get agressive so it would be better for everyone if they had someone consistent working directly with him. We're not doing any integration at the moment. We've got to get him settled first.

Each day he accomplishes something new and they're making problem solving a priority right now. As Mr. S says "right now he can't problem solve his way out of an open field but he's an extrememly bright boy." which is really bang on. Superman needs to learn those types of tools like he would reading and writing. So each day he seems to gather more confidence, more skills, and more opportunities to put it all into practice.

One thing I find so remarkable is how well he takes to Mr. S. He adores him. We've gone from pitching a fit at his old school because he wanted to be home, to pitching a fit at his new school because he doesn't want to leave. ;)

As promised, no phone calls home. Anything that happens at school is dealt with at school and it's handled proactively. Superman isn't told he's "bad" or made to feel unwanted. They get him to try and put his feelings into words and to know that if he's doing something, then he had a need and having needs, and fulfilling them are okay.

Mr. S is a bit of a rennassaince man when it comes to his approach with his boys and it's working. If a child is having a meltdown and is on the floor and needs deep joint compression to wokr out some of his anxiety, you're not like to find him AND his teacher sitting ontop of a row of filing cabinets. But that's exactly what happened one day. By jumping up to the filing cabinet, the deep joint compression helps Superman's brain to organize itself due to the added stimulation and to have Mr. S up there with him was not only for safety, but also for support. Then Mr S gave him deep muscle pressure. Mr S saw the need, and fulfilled it the best way they could given the situation they were in at the time. That's why his boys love him. As Superman says "At my new school, it's okay to be yourself."