Mk13, If this were my DD, I'd be a nervous wreck letting her go out of my sight until she is old enough to know how to manage her allergies. Could you perhaps volunteer as a room parent until teachers are properly cued in about his allergy issue? As it is hard for some people to understand that vegetable soup made with chicken stock isn't vegetarian, I can see why some people think cookies made with eggs aren't eggs so therefor, safe for your child to eat. (Banging head)
As for placement, could you perhaps look into a play-based preschool and fully mainstream there? Or are there any inclusion preschools in your district?
the preschool doesn't take parent volunteers as it would distract the class and what they are doing there. Yes, the allergy thing is crazy. Just yesterday I got ticked off yet again ... after I tried to explain to the teacher numerous times that we are trying to avoid exposing DS to any cold and temperature changes at all costs, I read on his report for the day (he brings it home every day) that he played in the sensory table filled with SNOW ... and there was a little not that he had gloves on but COME ON! How exactly would they make sure he doesn't touch his face or the snow doesn't come on his skin? He's super sensitive to it right now so it's not that I'm just being over protective. This is actually serious thing for him.
I posted in another thread that we are seriously considering homeschooling DS when fall comes. At least through K, maybe 1st grade but I would love to have him at least finish the pre-school year. But the school isn't really making it any easier for us.
When he started back in November, we asked if they could keep track of any behavior that would be out of the ordinary (that would correspond with the PDD-nos diagnosis). The school said no problem, the teacher said no problem ... I have yet to hear ONE single thing about his behavior other than "he's doing great" ... so either he's the perfect child, which I doubt, or the teacher and the assistant just go about their day and don't really give a flying hoot
and we have nothing to go by to see where he's at. We'll have a parent conference in 3 weeks so hopefully I can get some feedback then!
