Thanks for the advice everyone. Our initial appt is on Tuesday. I already gave the intake coordinator the basics of DS5 and already told her that my son does not immediately respect all adults--adults need to earn his trust and respect. After the initial appt if he needs weekly visits they will factor that in.
His K teacher also called me on Friday due to an incident that happened on the way home from the field trip that morning. She said she wasn't concerned about the initial behavior (pushing another child) but she was more concerned about the fit that happened after he was told to stop pushing. He sat on the curb and refused to move, screaming that he was a maniac, and a troublemaker. Obviously with 2 K classes walking back to school, this refusal to move behavior was not going to be tolerated by the teachers. Once the teacher spent time with him and calmed him down she said he was absolutely fine for the rest of the morning but since she told him she would be calling me she had to follow through. She has already realized that the best way to deal with DS5 is to make him a helper. He gets to read to the other children when he finishes his work. She also told me that because she has been assessing all the children she has not had time to give him any differentiation of work from the other children. I guess I should be happy she realizes that he needs it--although I don't think she can provide it. Our P/T conference is next Monday.
Another thing I noticed this morning was that DS5 was bouncing off the walls looking for trouble--throwing things, teasing his siblings. I handed him DH's new IPod Touch and DS5 spent almost an hour playing with the calculator. He eventually ended up making it count up by 5's to a million--he only got to 10,000 before he had togo to soccer but I couldn't believe the change in his whole attitude and demeanor. He was so pleasant once he got the change to do something to stimulate his brain. Asking him to get dressed in his soccer clothes was so peaceful. I really want my peaceful boy back.
