Today we received Karl's progress report & his first NWEA testing scores. I am so proud words escape me. Well maybe not completely, LOL When I look at Karl's grades and scores, I cannot believe that there once was a time we didn't know if he would ever talk. We didn't know if he would be able to be mainstreamed or attend a regular school. Now he is in second grade, mainstreamed, sings in Chorus, has friends and is able to keep up and at times surpass his peers academically :)
The school does not do grades at this level they use a learning results key.
Allied Arts
Work Habits - Many were Consistently and some were Often
Indicators - All 3's for meeting the standards
Literacy - Indicators - All 3's
Social Studies - Indicators - All 3's
Science - Indicators - All 3's
Everyday Math Key - 2 developing & 14 Secures
The Teacher note explains that Karl is transitioning very well into Second Grade :)
NWEA Testing - This is Karl's first time taking a test like this and he handle it like a pro!!
Mathematics - Karl scored 190 - District Average was 188 - Normal Group Average was 178.
Mathematics Goals Performance
Algebraic Thinking - High Average
Number & Operations - High Average
Measurement & Data - High
Geometry - High
Reading - Karl scored 174 - District Average was 181 - Normal Group Average was 176
Reading Goals Performance
Foundational Skills - Average
Language & Writing - Low Average
Literature & Informational - Average
Vocabulary Use & Functions - Low Average
I am so proud of him!!!!!!!!! Some may wonder why I am posting his grades & test scores, I am posting them to help other parents. Parents new to Autism may feel that their child will not accomplish everything the parent had planned for their child to accomplish. Well the first rule of parenting - NOTHING goes according to the plans that have been set :) Many typical kids never accomplish what their parents had planned so there is no reason to fear Autism is a deciding factor, it is not. I would have been considered a typical child and I broke all the rules of being typical and still do, LOL. Goals for children, all children should be that they have good morals, they know the basics of life and that they work to be the best that they can be without unrealistic expectations. No one ever said parenting was an easy job but it is the most rewarding!!!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Things will be changing.....
It has been almost three weeks since my heart attack scare. I have been reevaluating many things in my life, one thing I have sadly realized through that scare is that there are many I thought were friends, are not. While Social Media is a great tool to connect with people & to network. It is also a way to see how people who are always to busy for you, have time for others which leaves a person feeling unwanted. I have dealt with this for a long time and tell myself to stop reading into things and it will be fine. Then you spend the day in the hospital, only one friend calls to check on you and only a handful of friends checks in on your via social media. While I know I was not able to call everyone when it happened, there were many posts about the scare both on my personal page & business page as posting was the easiest way to update. Even if put that scare aside, that time opened my eyes to see that some just never have time for me.
In order to keep my heart healthy I have to make some changes to bring down my stress level. One thing I have realized is that I am always ready to help people that I think are my friends but then when I really need a night out or something, no one is around. I have written a couple of blogs about my struggles with friendships over the years and for a while I thought things had changed but in the past few weeks I have realized it hasn't but it needs too.
I am very understanding that people are busy and so am I but I try to make time for those I consider a friend, yet from many that is not the case for me. Which is really hard as it has been a really hard year. I think there is only one person that knows how hard it has been and she is my true friend. The stress of being a Married SINGLE mom is weighing on me, feeling my shop is not good enough because most locals won't shop here, issues with the kids, spending day after day by myself with the only adult interaction takes place online and the most recent was at Thanksgiving dinner everyone showed up to eat and then left, spent 90% of the day alone with the kids then my inlaws stated they would not be coming over for Christmas dinner because Mike's Aunt is coming up. I had previously said that she was invited to come too but she wants my FIL to cook for her. Now many would think we could all have dinner at their house, no we have only been invited for dinner there once since we moved. That was last Christmas when we expressed that we wanted to have dinner with Mike's sister.
I will be making many changes with the coming year, one thing is that I am going to become a little selfish by not spending time on others that never have time for me. This is going to be extremely hard for me as I have always been a people pleaser but I NEED to do it for my sanity. Only time will tell where this goes.....
In order to keep my heart healthy I have to make some changes to bring down my stress level. One thing I have realized is that I am always ready to help people that I think are my friends but then when I really need a night out or something, no one is around. I have written a couple of blogs about my struggles with friendships over the years and for a while I thought things had changed but in the past few weeks I have realized it hasn't but it needs too.
I am very understanding that people are busy and so am I but I try to make time for those I consider a friend, yet from many that is not the case for me. Which is really hard as it has been a really hard year. I think there is only one person that knows how hard it has been and she is my true friend. The stress of being a Married SINGLE mom is weighing on me, feeling my shop is not good enough because most locals won't shop here, issues with the kids, spending day after day by myself with the only adult interaction takes place online and the most recent was at Thanksgiving dinner everyone showed up to eat and then left, spent 90% of the day alone with the kids then my inlaws stated they would not be coming over for Christmas dinner because Mike's Aunt is coming up. I had previously said that she was invited to come too but she wants my FIL to cook for her. Now many would think we could all have dinner at their house, no we have only been invited for dinner there once since we moved. That was last Christmas when we expressed that we wanted to have dinner with Mike's sister.
I will be making many changes with the coming year, one thing is that I am going to become a little selfish by not spending time on others that never have time for me. This is going to be extremely hard for me as I have always been a people pleaser but I NEED to do it for my sanity. Only time will tell where this goes.....
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