My heart is sad.. This is raw this is our life... I post this in order to better understand what it's like living with a child with severe anxiety and high functioning autism... Maybe someone will reach out?
Sitting in ABA therapy and I open my email to this:
Hi Jenna,
I wanted to touch base with you, as Cosmas has been having some aggressive behavior at school. He has been stabbing students in the chest with pencils and spitting on students things at lunch/lunch recess. Today he was running up to students before school and yelling in their ears.
I just wanted to touch base to see how we can support these behaviors and if this is new from last year. Our counselor will be meeting with Cosmas and we are hoping to get more insight on how we can help Cosmas feel successful at school.
Thanks so much,
My heart hurts........
My response:
Thank you so much for this information because we have never had these sorts of problems in the past. Did Ms.... email you? I will forward this to his ABA therapist. Can his therapist please do a school visit? We just lowered his antipsychotic meds so this info is very helpful info.... I will consult with his psychiatrist tomorrow too. Is it time for an IPP? We are at his ABA session now so I will let you know what they say. Please forward this info to his counselor... It hurts my heart to hear this..
Jenna
