This week has been so emotionally taxing, and it's not even over yet! We had a special ed. meeting Monday to go over some concerns I have for W and his handwriting and behavior issues. I'm asking for an OT Eval and skills assessment to determine if his aversion to writing is a physical one or because he can't put his thoughts onto paper. Both are common problems for Aspies, but it seems like his gen ed. teacher and spec. ed. teacher are unaware of Asperger's and some of its hindrances.

He had a puppet play at his primary school today, and yesterday he was super anxious about it. He asked if he could stay home and not participate, or maybe go to the Spec. Ed. teacher's room while the rest of his class went. I sent an e-mail to his teachers and the principal asking if he could not go to avoid the potential of a melt down, which would NOT be good for anyone. He did wind up going, participating, and enjoying the play, proving me a liar once again. *sigh  The 4th graders are to put on this puppet play again tomorrow, but this time for parents. William told me he's staying home because he doesn't want to do it for the grown ups, especially me. I told him he's going to school, but ask to go to the Spec. Ed. room if he doesn't want to perform. I won't go see him, if he doesn't want me to. No biggie.

Work was exceptionally trying today. 5th grade is our roughest class as we have a handful of boys that just will NOT listen to us or do what is requested. The entire grade has silent lunch this week after being overall obnoxious last Friday and not lowering their voices after 4 requests to do so. 80+ kids in the small cafeteria can get really loud, really quickly. Today we took off points to those who talked, despite getting warned not to. My co-worker took points off 2 girls who sat and talked after being warned, and they are 2 of the better students. When she gave the slips to their teacher for discipline, the teacher asked rudely "are these for real?!" Um, yes... rules apply to everyone, not just for the 'bad boys'. Chances are, points won't be taken off, even though they didn't obey rules. It frustrated both of us, and they rest of the day just sucked as a result. And, to make matters worse, 2 of the 5th graders that are in W's den said that someone in his class is having a 'petition' saying that I baby him too much. Um, he's eating lunch this week with the asst. principal because he had a meltdown one day last week, sassed me, and threw his id on the floor. That's not exactly babying him. Plus, I yell at him more than any other student. I don't take points off for him, but then again, I don't really take points off anyone's planner for 4th grade.

To top the day off, I get a call from a former co-worker saying that rumor has it that my current co-worker (and friend) ripped off id tags from kids today. I told her, that she has never taken anyone's tag in the 3 months she's been here. She may have lifted a tag to get a name off it since she doesn't know all the students yet, but she's never taken one... let alone ripped one off a kid's neck! I can only imagine what the kids say about me! I'm so glad that spring break begins Monday; it can't get here soon enough!