we have been having major problems with you and your school/teachers/being in school all together. We get many notes and phone calls about your behavior and how aggressive you are to other kids. I had been thinking about taking you out of Kindergarten for a while but I really couldn't find a place to put you instead of being in school. Then I was introduced to this thing called structured hab at your therapy place. What they do, is they teach kids with autism (or any other special needs) how to act in a classroom setting. They have the room set up like a class and they work on special goals that the kids need to work on when they are in school. So hopefully a year of this and by next year you will be ready to go back to kindergarten. We were going to hold you back anyways because you are very young. Your bday was 3 days before the cut off to go to school so that's another reason it was a very easy decision. Your last day was on Friday and I didn't find out until Friday morning that we were able to get in on Monday. So it was very sudden and exciting. So I got a phone call from your teacher asking if we could come in for a meeting on Tuesday with the school psych and him. They wanted to talk about "options" for you. So I had the opportunity to tell him that they didn't need to worry about that, I would be taking you out and that it was your last day. Your teacher seemed pretty upset that I was taking you out...but I bet he was probably happy he didn't have to deal with you anymore. Its sad and I wished that all the special ed teachers had more training in special ed...not just being thrown in the class. He doesn't understand Autism and that's why it was so hard for him to have a good relationship with you. And I think that a lot of the aggression on your part was because you were frustrated. You needed more help than what your teacher/aids could give you, so this therapy is just what you need.
Love ya.
Mom
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