Whoops, nothing since August! We have been busy and trying to figure things out

It has been a big transition from K to 1 and K has had his ups and downs so far.  He wrapped up his Fast ForWord program right before school started and we got his pre-post evaluation in mid-September.  He responded REALLY well to the program.  Some deficit areas are now considered WNL (within normal limits) and others improved pretty significantly.  All great news!

He started the year with his FM Transmitter in the classroom.  We have been fortunate in our teacher for this year.  She has used an FM transmitter before and has no issue with it...double thumbs up.  Secondly, she has an excellent energy level and loves the rowdy boys she has in her class.  And let me tell you, she has some rowdies!!!  She seems to 'get' K most days and works with him quite well letting him have his space when he needs it.  She has observed his coping mechanisms kicking in and runs with it in a manner that helps him yet keeps the class on track.

All of this said, with the improvements in APD and ongoing OT and now the start up with ST, we are really struggling with attention, behavior, fidgeting, ability to sit still, concentration, etc.  He falls out of his chair at school!  We had discussed ADHD quite a bit over the summer, M and I that is, and have had it on the radar.  We have never been fans of meds but as of this morning we are eating our words (never say never folks) and K is starting Focalin XR.  We reached a point where we felt that if there is something we can do, we owe it to him to try it.  He has enough challenges with APD, the essential tremor, SPD, gross motor delays, and fine motor delays that we owe it to him to try.

He did great with it this morning, a single spoonful of applesauce with the contents of the capsule sprinkled on it with a water chaser.

So, here we go!