Distractions at school

So Buzzy made a quick dash to his room before bundling up for school, but on the way out I had to take headphones and a pack of batteries, which then he stomped away. Last week the boys case manager had called and asked that they not have distracting items at school, as unknown to me, Buzzy brought a dead cell phone he found on the street t-th and she had finally told them they couldn't even talk about it in her room. Haha, someone gets it!

Until someone gets it, we often feel judged and perceived as being too harsh or critical of their interests. No! Their interests drive everyone INSANE!! So I am not sure what the headphones and batteries are for, but we will have to have the conversation again that school is for learning and they do not bring stuff with them. I hope he had a walkman or something, but I didn't have time to find out, so my only choice was to eliminate the obvious. Batteries and cords, cell phones, and gadgets have an emotional hold on these boys! It is just bizarre! I attribute Buzzy's to the ASD; however, Fuzzy- thinking that is more trauma related or RAD- I guess those same could be true for Buzzy. Oh well, don't know, just deal with it!

Happy has lost another glove, and unfortunately it is her 2nd right one, or she would have two beautiful gloves to wear, just not together! Her lack of concern to her possessions is frustrating because I feel like I should never give her anything new or nice. Cutting holes in things, sitting in dark wet things with no second thoughts, crawling around on the floor, marker/paint/glue all over, stickers hiding on through the wash...you know how that ruins clothes. So anyhow, she flew out the door without gloves today. Nice. Minnesota Nice.

She is getting discharged from speech therapy that she has had for 6 years. Don't know why, but it makes me sad. I guess it feels like there is little hope for her deficits. Granted, she has many skills and I know she can do good at life; however, there are some significant glitches in her processing, memory, and communication that will forever challenge her. We are going to address the attention, as therapy suggested and next week we will be meeting with our doctor to try something for the ADHD. I am totally in favor, as she is such a little Fuzzy that I think it will curb some of the ODD tendencies as well and I hope she can escape such future with.

Lue has broke, and in his anti-med theories, has come to terms with Fuzzy's ODD and asked that we medicate him. Going from sober to 2 on meds? I guess so. It does not define who they are as people, just might help us through this phase in life, as for Fuzzy, it is hard to be level headed with his only goal is to throw you off from that. And Happy, well it might help her neurological busyness tone down, as the Audiologist said. I am willing to use medication to see progress and hopefully it will be true progress and medication will not be a long-term thing here.