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The back to school blues

So the kids are in their third week of school and both Anna and Dominic have had their ups and downs. Anna is adjusting to her inclusion class better than I hoped but she’s already had several incidents with throwing things, yelling “idiot girl” (her favorite angry phrase), pinching another student, and hitting the teacher....

Where do you start?

Because I’ve chosen to make our story public, and especially because of the PDD-NOS videos I made of Anna on YouTube, I get a lot of emails from other parents who have questions or want to say thank you (you’re welcome, btw). Recently, a woman contacted me about a little girl she is adopting from...

A better day

I don’t want to get my hopes up after just one dose of Abilify, but Anna had a great day at school today! I got an email this morning saying that her morning was going great. Then when I picked up the kids this afternoon, her teacher gave me a thumbs up and said it...

Anna update… endo, behavior, and more

Well… yesterday was the worst day yet at school. The principal called me just as I was leaving to pick up the kids and they’d had Anna in room 300 (their equivalent to in-school suspension) since 1:30 or so. I can’t even bear to write all the things she did. Let’s just say that this...

Rough week

Thursday afternoon, the phone rings. “Hello, this Holly,” I answer. “Hi, Mrs. Thomspon, it’s Mrs. C, the assistant principal. Anna has had another really rough day and we are required to report to you what has happened.” My stomach sinks, and I feel deflated. Again in math resource, a meltdown. It started with Anna tapping...

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