Faith, Family, Autism--Not Always in that Order
When I entered Lil D’s classroom to pick him up the other day, Sanjay* immediately turned around in his study carrel and called out to me: “Mrs. Ali, Mrs. Ali! If Lil D hits himself, will you be mad?” “No, Sanjay, I won’t be mad.” “Mrs. Ali, Mrs. Ali, if Lil D hits one of his friends, will you be mad?” “No Sanjay, I won’t be mad. But I’ll tell him that it’s not nice to hit.” “Mrs. Ali, Mrs. Ali, if Lil D hits one of the teachers, will you be … [Read more...]
When the phone rang at 1:25 p.m. yesterday, I knew who it was before I picked it up: Lil D's teacher calling me to come get him because he was too worked up (or potentially on the verge of a meltdown, or coming off a meltdown) to ride the bus. I'm prepared for this. I've let go of so many "norms" for Lil D these past months that the new autism norm in our house (and isn't that an oxymoron?) is sadly quite minimalistic. We've let go of so many years-old programs and expectations and … [Read more...]
I knew it was going to be a long shot, but I had my hopes up. Last week my eldest son’s teacher told me that after three years of my asking to have him participate in some grade-level performance, they were going to try and have Lil D take part in the fifth grade Winter Concert. Let’s backtrack. My son has been attending an autism classroom in public school for five years now. We’ve had our ups and downs, but for the most part, we have a good team -- dedicated teachers and aides and … [Read more...]
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