What's New?

Just a quick update on what's been going on the last few weeks in the wonderful world of Aidan:

• Aidan has been spending as much as an hour at a time in the mainstream kindergarten class, with an aide.
• Because of his difficulties focusing and remaining calm, we are considering whether he would benefit from ADHD meds or a change in his diet.
• Other than the concentration and hyperactivity, Aidan has had a long string of great days at school and his attitude has been much more manageable during this time, which is a great relief and much more enjoyable.
• Aidan's class has been practicing and preparing for the Special Olympics in April.  Because Aidan is not in second grade, he is not able to participate, and is technically not permitted to even go and watch.  Miss Annie (Aidan's teacher in the autism unit) spoke with the person in charge and got permission for Aidan to attend even though he is still not going to be allowed to participate.
• A couple weeks ago, Aidan decided he wanted to be an Olympic ice skater.  Jeremy and I went ice skating a couple of times without him (don't want to break our own necks trying to keep him from breaking his), and then this past weekend we took him skating.  He did great - started out holding on the wall, then onto a traffic cone, then for a while he skated without either.  I'm so proud of him.  He wasn't sure at first, but has decided he wants to keep learning to skate.  He doesn't want official lessons though, he just wants me to teach him for now.
• Today we discovered that Aidan has his first loose tooth!  It's official, he's finally becoming a big boy.