A Long-Overdue Update

Hello friends!

I'm sorry for the long hiatus, thanks for sticking with me. So...J WILL get his autism testing, sooner rather than later.  I'll be calling them back pretty quick to set it up.  Whichever way this turns out, we know it will be best for him.
He's been doing really well at school. He and A, a little girl who is very similar to him, have formed a real attachment. They hug as soon as they see each other, and they tend to play with each other rather than the other children. J isn't tantruming that often anymore, but when it does happen, M or B are finding ways to divert his focus, thusly ending the tantrum.  We've been going through a rather long list, trying to find if there's an underlying cause for his behavior. The last few days have been amazing and we're chalking it up to sleep - he's getting more of it.
I met with the Teacher of the Visually Impaired today. Her name is J.B.  She observed J all through class today, and has come to the same conclusion I have. J needs to remain in this school, even though we live out of area.  Daddy and I are thrilled about this. We've also talked about trying to move closer to J's school.
We're STILL waiting on the school level meeting...argh...
ST is over, there's no more available blocks before he ages out of the Centre. Hopefully, he'll be able to take part in at OT group that's being put together. It'll be him and one, maybe two other children.  He's still in OT and we see M on Friday.  We're working on improving his fine motor skills. He still has trouble holding a pencil and using scissors.
Potty training is OVER!  No accidents for almost two months!

As for K...she's doing very well.  Her ankles seem to have strengthened quite a bit (YAY) and she's starting to make more sounds.  We saw L from the Centre today, and she was pretty happy with K's progress. We're working on taking the soother away, hoping that will encourage her to use words.

If there's anything else you'd like to know, please ask!

Have a wonderful evening!

~Dee~