My daughter is 4 and just started preschool. It has been an interesting experience.
She originally started at a Waldorf style preschool. It was a flop. She started throwing tons of tantrums, lots of screaming.
We pulled her and switched her over to the state preschool (we are low income and qualify for preschool through the school district) It has been great for her. No tantrums or screaming. She is doing well on all fronts, behaviorally, academically, and socially.
She is being evaluated for a speech delay, but they are not sure if she qualifies, the teacher said that there is something odd but they are not sure if it is a speech delay.
We are also working with a behavioral specialist through SELPA, but we are having our last meeting we her on Friday because my daughter is doing well as far as the negative behavior goes. The behavioral specialist has said that she thinks that my daughter has SPD and is on the autism spectrum. This sound right to me, my best guess as a mother is SPD or Aspergers. My husband thinks that OCD is also a possibility.
Her teacher has also commented that she sees behavior that is odd from her. Routines are huge for her. And they are often in groups of 3's. For example when she enters that classroom she has to circle the tables 3 times before she goes to wash her hands. She has to say goodbye to me three times before I leave and she says good bye to the teacher three times before she leaves at the end of the day. For like a month she had to give the teacher a hug every day at the end of class. She is also very attached to these routines, and is very resistant to change. She also demands a routine in the classroom, on days when the schedule is different she is prone to problems.
I have also noticed that she has started flapping her hands, always in groups of three times.
So I am not sure what to do. My husband and I think she might need a 504 plan as she enters school, but I don't know how to get a diagnosis, this stuff is only visible when you spend time with her and she relaxes. And right now she is doing great so she doesn't need one. But everything that happened with the first preschool made me realize how easily and quickly things fall apart when she is in the wrong environment. And that makes me want to be prepared in case things fall apart again.
I just don't know what to do here, and quite honestly I have no one to really talk to about this is real life. And I really need someone to talk to.
She originally started at a Waldorf style preschool. It was a flop. She started throwing tons of tantrums, lots of screaming.
We pulled her and switched her over to the state preschool (we are low income and qualify for preschool through the school district) It has been great for her. No tantrums or screaming. She is doing well on all fronts, behaviorally, academically, and socially.
She is being evaluated for a speech delay, but they are not sure if she qualifies, the teacher said that there is something odd but they are not sure if it is a speech delay.
We are also working with a behavioral specialist through SELPA, but we are having our last meeting we her on Friday because my daughter is doing well as far as the negative behavior goes. The behavioral specialist has said that she thinks that my daughter has SPD and is on the autism spectrum. This sound right to me, my best guess as a mother is SPD or Aspergers. My husband thinks that OCD is also a possibility.
Her teacher has also commented that she sees behavior that is odd from her. Routines are huge for her. And they are often in groups of 3's. For example when she enters that classroom she has to circle the tables 3 times before she goes to wash her hands. She has to say goodbye to me three times before I leave and she says good bye to the teacher three times before she leaves at the end of the day. For like a month she had to give the teacher a hug every day at the end of class. She is also very attached to these routines, and is very resistant to change. She also demands a routine in the classroom, on days when the schedule is different she is prone to problems.
I have also noticed that she has started flapping her hands, always in groups of three times.
So I am not sure what to do. My husband and I think she might need a 504 plan as she enters school, but I don't know how to get a diagnosis, this stuff is only visible when you spend time with her and she relaxes. And right now she is doing great so she doesn't need one. But everything that happened with the first preschool made me realize how easily and quickly things fall apart when she is in the wrong environment. And that makes me want to be prepared in case things fall apart again.
I just don't know what to do here, and quite honestly I have no one to really talk to about this is real life. And I really need someone to talk to.
