Week 159

Another crazy week for the Campbell house hold.  We always seem to be running from one activity to the next and never just spending a quiet weekend at home.  To give an example, this Saturday we had CCD in the morning, then Ryan had a soccer game, Ryan then had a doctors appointment with Dr. Field, followed by Julia's soccer game in the afternoon and then we were invited to go to two First Holy Communion parties.  By the time we got home it was late and the kids were so dirty, we could not wait until the next day for a bath.  So we had all three take a bath together!

All the in the tub!

Ryan playing soccer

Ryan on his way to scoring his first goal of the season!

Ryan came home this week and hung this sign outside his door for some privacy!  He must have seen this sign all over the school and figured it was a good sign to hang on his door.

Dawn's new Autism Bear!  

On the medicine front, we are not seeing any difference.  It has been three weeks and we are really not seeing a difference in his behavior.  Homework is still a daily struggle and his behavior goes from calm to crazed in a split second.  If he does not get his way on his time, then he gets very angry and mean.

Ryan is still having issues understanding socially acceptable behavior.  There were two specific instances this week that illustrates this perfectly.  The first instance was a card that his first grade class was supposed to make a card for a father who is stationed in Afghanistan.  His teachers were specific about what the students were supposed to write and what not to write.  What Ryan wrote was "I hope that you are not killed and I hope that you are alive."  Then drew a picture of a soldier next to an American flag shooting someone else.  This was exactly what his teachers told the class not to write or draw and sent the card home to us.  The second instance was making a get well card for a person that is very sick.  The instructions Dawn gave him was to make a get well card and showed Ryan Julia's card with rainbows and flowers.  He drew the person on an operating table, getting a needle shot, with several people around the table.  We do not think he was being mean, but he just does not understand what he did was inappropriate. 


Ryan express shirts - With all of the craziness we never got around to finding a new company to make the shirts and suddenly it was May!  We did however order pins and we will have more information shortly for anyone that is interested.



A good friend shared a link about a documentary that is being shown in Mahopac, NY.  If you are interested the number to call is listed below.

Heart Child: The Movie An Autism Documentary Film Screening Thursday, May 30 6:30 pm "Heart Child" is a documentary film about twenty-nine year old Crys Worley, who is the mother of a nine year old autistic child, Sasha.  It is a remarkable story about a mother's struggles, not only with her own health, but the well being of her son.  Committing to Sasha that she will never give up on him, and inspired by the challenges parents of autistic children face, Crys started a non-profit organization called A.Skate, Autism - Skating with Kids Through Acceptance, Therapy, and Education.  This film documents her extraordinary journey.    This screening is presented in cooperation with PARC, Putnam Independent Living Services, and the Mahopac Special Education PTO.  Special thanks to filmmakers Ben Duffy and Michael Sassano.    Registration is required.  Register for HEART CHILD, or call 845-628-2009 , ext 100.

Overall an OK week, but it is still a struggle with Ryan and his behavior.

PC