Class #2

My current mood:

Joshua's second socialization class was on Tuesday. We got there about 5 minutes early. We have had tons of rain lately, and he was fascinated by it. Ms. G. came out and told me and the other mom that Ms. Amy, her assistant, had her baby 6 weeks early so she wouldn't be finishing out the sessions with the kids. She then introduced her new assistant, Ms. N.

I went to the window and told Josh it was time to put his snack in the snack basket and go see Ms. G. He loves that woman to death, but instead of running to her office, he fell to the gound crying and saying he didn't want to go see Ms. G. He had a total meltdown, and nothing I did could calm him down. He finally agreed to go into the office, but he screamed all the way there. Ms. G. shut the main office door and her door, and you could still hear him crying. Patrick, another boy in the class, has sensory issues involving hearing, so I felt horrible that he was probably about ready to have his own meltdown because of Josh's noise. It was so embarrasing, but Mrs. G. handled it like the pro she is. Turns out, the reason he was so upset was because of last week's talking stick! She thinks he remembered the change in routine from last week because he mentioned it during his crying, and that is what caused the whole thing.

When they came out after the session, she told us all that the kids did really well. She said they all three come in looking at the floor and ceiling and eye contact isn't so hot, but by the end of the 45 minutes they all do great. LOL I mentioned to her about how he has improved noticably at home and how he acted in the elevator last week. She thought that was great and said he is improving and to just keep encouraging him at home. :)

She was laughing when telling me about the next part of the session. Each week they have snack time. We each bring a snack and drink for our child, and apparently she munches on something as well. This week, Joshua had 3 chocolate chip cookies for his snack. She said he gulped those suckers down and then looked at her cereal that she was eating and said "I can help you eat your snack". Silly boy! LOL

So, overall, I guess she is finally seeing some improvements. Yay! I know I am, so that's the important thing, right? :)