Jon Hurst
The beginning of the 2nd week of school was much like the entire first week. The same poor behaviors of spitting, pinching, poor table manners and licking. I e-mailed Courtney Seely my Autism Supervisor, Lori Buckingham and Rhonda. We had a meeting on Thursday evening and came up with some ideas about what might be causing the behaviors and found a pattern of when the behaviors started during the day. Every day he escalates between 10 and 10:30 and has done so for the past 4 years. Finally, on Friday afternoon something changed and the poor behaviors went away. I don't know if it was because of something I changed or because we decided to stop and try some fun activities. We actually had fun and learned at the same time. I guess what I am trying to say is don't get bogged down with academic and drills all day long. Allow yourself and the students to have some fun. Also, there are some very good resources in the county that have much more experience than us. If you are haveing trouble and don't know how to handle it contact them and it might make your life much easier.
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Jon, I am happy to hear the second week of school ended on a better note for you. You have a good point. We do have great resources in the county. We have a Middle School Coordinator, who is always willing to lend a hand, hear us out and offer advice, guidance or a suggestion. She attended several of my IEP meetings last year and it was great to have the support. Marie
Jon,
Glad to hear that things are settling down. Hope that it stays that way, that student really needs you!
Good work!
Cat I
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