First week overview.

So, to sum up the first week back to regular school for Jack:

Day 1, lost lunch on the bus. Nobody could find it. Not even the bus depot. Why? Because (as I realized the next day as I actually walked past the bus while taking Savannah to school), the driver had the bus at his house. Of course nobody's going to find it at school, or at the bus depot- I mean, come on! That would be silly!

Day 2, bus driver got here early, then opted to make the kids wait in the little hall just inside the main entrance of school. Then didn't care for Jack's listening abilities, and got in his face. Now, every day that they arrive to school early, Jack gets to play on the computer in the Intervention Specialist's room. Day 3-5, bus driver got here early every single day. (Today, the start of the second week, he was actually here 10 minutes early. WTF?! Jack didn't even have time to brush his teeth!)

I did get a summary of the week via the Intervention Specialist (which I should just refer to as the I.S. at this point). Starting Tuesday, Jack had one "excited outburst" a day, for about 15-20 minutes. I really have no idea what happened during any of those times- what upset him, how he reacted, if I have to pay for any damages to the school (HAHA - I'm surprised I never got a bill when he was at the last school). I did hear about some type of incident with the gym teacher on Friday, as neither he nor Jack could agree on what defined "personal space", or some such thing. This led to being told to leave the gym to cool off, since Jack threw down a paddle. (I'm imagining something like a table tennis paddle). There's just something about gym teachers. I hate to stereotype, but I picture some imposing "jock" who probably hates kids who are uncoordinated or, well, odd. We never did get to meet the gym teacher during any of our tours, so who knows.

So the IS is going to write up a Behavior contract to show Jack. At least she's interested in some real motivators this year, and not the ridiculous BS the last IS came up with, like "Talk in a nice voice" = " My friends will appreciate me". Uh, really? THIS is what you think is going to motivate Jack to do well? Honestly, as much as he may care about a select few friends at school, this NEVER enters his mind when he is struggling. Yeah, it's good to know what the consequences are for his actions, and to know in advance what could happen, but you're going to have to give him some real, solid motivation. Something he's actually interested in working towards.