I did give the para's and teacher a heads up this morning but they and myself did not expect this kind of behavior. This morning I was called to come to the school. While on the phone with the counselor who called for me to come in I was informed that Doodle punched one of her classmates. And before I even got off the phone with her she said she was just given a note stating that Doodle threw a chair in class and knocked out another one of her classmates.
What could have caused this you ask? Long story short. Doodle's father came into town. He didn't get in until late late Friday night and he left super early due to an emergency the following Saturday morning. Now children on the spectrum have a very difficult time articulating their feelings. And anger has never been an issue we've had to really deal with. Doodle last saw her father in April, so she couldn't understand why her daddy couldn't spend time with her. I blame the whole situation. Doodle is taking it out on everyone, which means she's blaming everyone.
So what's to be done? Sunday I took Doodle out to lunch, just her and myself and had the it's okay to be angry but it's not okay to throw things. It's okay to say that your anger and it's okay to tell the person that your angry at that they have made you mad. After that we went into my work to pick out a project to do together. This morning I've requested a special social story from her teacher that I learned so much from. Because, well the school system here really isn't in the autism know how here. They don't know what to do and they don't understand. And in all honesty there is no way to prepare for an explosion like what transpired this morning at her school. I headed down to the school with her favorite stuffed toy Ojo and my bottle of frankincense oil. I talked to her teacher and got to see Doodle ride the emotional roller coaster. She seriously went through so many emotions in less then 10 minutes it was scary! I then left to go to Michaels craft store picked up some kentic sand. Kentic sand helps calm Doodle. To me at home, it's my go to miracle worker. I also brought back with me Doodle's calm child. This is the stuff that helps her melatonin to work at night. Doodle was happy and calm, laughing and reciting all the things that start with the letter P in the alphabet.
I'm not sure how the rest of the week will go. It's one of the things that I'm really dreading right now. As this is not the Doodle that I know. This is not like her typical behavior and I pray that it doesn't lead to a regression. That would be devastating to not only me but to Doodle as well.
Before I left the school I was informed that they are going to be holding an emergency meeting with resource teachers and specialists either later this week or next week, that Doodle is now considered a danger to her classmates and she is being taken out of her current school. So at this point I'm disappointed and just about desperate.
But on a somewhat positive note here are the pictures of the craft project that Doodle and I did together. The craft was on clearance for $2.99 which mad me pretty happy and it's what Doodle wanted. You guys have a great day!
Doodle opened the packaging in the car which is why there is a picture of the empty box.
This project was super simple to piece together. I took all the pieces out of their board packaging, assembled the thing and let Doodle decorate it.
Here is what it really looks like pieced together as Doodle is decorating.
Here is the finished product. I think she did a fabulous job. Clean up was a breeze and there was no glue involved, which means there was no mess. Yes there is a bottle of glue in the picture but that's to do with Wednesday post.
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