Noah update

We had Noah's IEP a few weeks ago. It lasted 2 hours. It's so funny, in my building, the kids don't receive as many services, so the IEPs last about 45 minutes. I think 2 hours is Noah's shortest IEP so far.

Noah's behavior has greatly improved, both at home and in school. He still struggles is school when a classmate is having a meltdown. Noah is an empathetic crier. If you are crying, he will cry with you. I guess he thinks that no one should meltdown alone. They are now trying to get Noah out of the rio when a classmate is starting to rev up.

The OT is concerned with Noah's handwriting. She has not seen much improvement over the past year. She asked about typing, but I said no. I think we need to keep up with the handwriting. I'm afraid that if we start typing, he will never write. He also needs to have a signature when begets older.   Our home OT will help get the staff on the same page with handwriting. This way he can also practice at home.   I was also pleasantly surprised when the school OT wanted to increase his OT minutes.

The classroom teacher wants to up his academic goals. She wants to move Noah into the Dolce 1st grade words.  She also wants to start counting by 5's and 10's. When we get these things implemented in his home therapy, he will master these in no time. All the therapists agreed that he learns so quickly.

It seems that he makes great strides every day.  I am anxious to see where we are in another year!