Day 10. Today is the first day that Zack’s busdriver has had anything negative to say about his behavior on the bus. I’m chalking it up to a long week, a new diet, and a really crabby baby brother that has made things an insy bit harder this week. I was also aghast to discover Zack’s school snack still in his bookbag. I know the teacher occasionally brings goldfish crackers for the kids but I have specifically told her that he is on a special diet and is to eat ONLY what I send with him. I’m irritated. I called her today and she hasn’t called me back yet so I have no idea what my son ate. Perhaps whatever it was is why this was his first bad review on the bus. I’m livid and I cannot wait to ask her tomorrow morning at his IEP meeting.
I sat down and wrote out all of the notes I’ve taken and observances I’ve had since his last IEP meeting 6 months ago. This is only the mid-year review so it’s not the MAJOR let’s-talk meeting but I still plan on bringing anything and everything up. I am going to request that he is moved to a full class with other autism students because it’s just not comfortable for me knowing that my son’s teacher is trained in general special education preschool and just stared blankly at me when I talked to her about autism. *Deep breath… calm down, Elizabeth* Tomorrow, the gloves are coming off.
Ok, I know… maybe someone brought grapes in and that’s what she fed him. But honestly, that’s STILL disobeying my request of he eats only what I send with him. I need his teachers to stay on the same page as me and if they can’t, he’ll need new teachers. Grr.
Breakfast was Fruity Pebbles (we always know when his dad feeds him in the morning) with almond milk. Snack was WHO KNOWS? Lunch was Bush’s baked beans with chopped up GFCF hotdogs. His afternoon snack will be marshmallows and raisins. His dinner will be quinoa pasta with Prego sauce and peas. Our evening snack (if he’s awake) will be popcorn with GFCF butter melted on top. Yum!
