We had our last official session with the home therapist last night. Dennis said he'll probably pop in now and again just to check on how things are but Xavier made huge strides this summer. Dennis and Anna both question Xavier's diagnosis of PDD because he's quite bright but they don't believe he doesn't need the extra support so there's no challenges to the official diagnosis. I wonder if we should look into re-testing but I don't know.
One thing Dennis has been working on with Xavier is a serious face. Xavier greets the world with a big goofy grin and Dennis wanted him to work on a more serious, mature face so that making friends and dealing with peers will be a little easier. Xavier's serious face only lasts a few seconds before the grin breaks through but it's a start. The idea behind the face is to help Xavier realize that some situations require a more serious approach.
Xavier is so nervous for high school. Last night, he and Dennis discussed growing up and being mature. Xavier doesn't want to grow up, he wants to be a kid for as long as possible. That's not a bad thing but he does have to grow up some. We compromised by saying Xavier is moving from a young child to an older child (instead of a young adult).
It's going to take some work but I think he'll do okay. Registration is Monday and Rob will be taking Xavier. This will be Rob's opportunity to tour the high school and Xavier's chance to learn about school clubs. His classes have already been determined and he'll pick up his schedule.
We're working on getting school supplies. The only thing he's short is a flash drive so if anyone has an extra one - we'd love to have it. He's got all the other stuff including a scientific calculator (I still had mine from high school). I don't think he needs it yet since he'll be working on Pre-algerbra again but we have one just in case. I think I'll have him wait to take it to school though.
I met the Special Ed teacher back in May - he's a big football playing kind of guy (didn't surprise me when he shared that he was also the football coach). He's young and fun so Xavier should have a good time with him. Maybe he can be successful where the other female teachers weren't (and that's getting Xavier to take homework seriously).
I'm starting a plan to help Xavier be more successful with homework. I still have the bingo card idea in the works. I should probably work on that some more so the cards are in place when school starts - where did the summer go? WSU starts on the 22nd which is just over a week away and PHS will start a couple days later - meaning I have less than 2 weeks to get all his stuff in place (ACK!!!!).
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