Wednesday, October 21, 2009

What happened to our sweet boy?

Byron is two and one half and the trying twos have begun.  Three of Byron's four therapists have pulled me a side, independently, and said that Byron is really acting up; throwing things, hitting, not following directions.  His teachers at daycare, who were MADLY in love with him week one, today didn't even greet him when he walked in.  Byron sort of skulked off to the side and ignored everybody.

Byron is undergoing a lot of change right now.  He has been an only child, the center of everyone's attention, had one on one focus from his therapists since he was three months old, and recently returned from Kennedy Krieger where he had three therapist's attention at once.  He is used to being the Golden Boy, the one who draws the focus of a room.  Now he is one of twelve, loud, rambunctious kids, all way more socialized than he is, vying for the attention of three overworked teachers.  Poor guy!

When I arrived to pick him up today, he was madly flirting with one teacher, while the other kids were all listening to a story.  She was buying it, flirting right back. I could see that he was back to his old tricks, with a new scheme, divide and conquer.  And it was working.  I asked his main teacher how his behavior was today and he said "Much better!"  I'm keeping my fingers crossed, because if all goes well, by January he will be in school every day from 8-2.  I strongly feel that this socialization is the next very best step for him.  Even if he doesn't like it at first.

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