Improving

The school situation has been gradually improving. No restraints since the last time I posted, so that's fabulous news.

Nathan has had some difficulties getting into the school year. He seems to struggle with wanting to go home. I've tried to make it clear that this is not an option. In fact, NOT going to school is illegal. He's backing off on that now.

At school he has been pulling some new behaviors out. He has taken to sneaking out of the classroom, and crawing into his locker to hide. He says he wants to "disappear" for a little while. The teacher and para are working with him to give him breaks, so he doesn't have to climb into a locker, but he seems to prefer the small confined spaces. So now they are hunting to find some kind of appropriate alternative. I know in the sensory room Nathan used to crawl into a padded tunnel kind of thing, and I suppose this filled that need for small confined spaces. The only problem is that once he gets to the sensory room, he doesn't want to leave - he treats it like a playground. It will be interesting to see what the school suggests. His teacher seems to be working very hard to accomodate his needs; even the confusing ones.