FroYo Meltdown

So after spending boo coos of money on frozen yogurt I find that Sweet Frog has an app that lets you earn rewards.  This is only part of the meltdown!

As I enter the business, Jackson's eyes get wide with excitement and he grabs the biggest cup imaginable.  Asa heads to the machines and starts to pull levels.  Madison gets hers and forgets that I am left with a five year old and a nine year old with Asperger's.  I am quickly loosing my mind.

There was no one behind us so that was a blessing until we came to the toppings bar.  Pay by the weight can damage ones purse strings if you don't monitor the amount your little ones use.  I am trying my hardest to explain that they cannot add everything to their ice cream as a lady, who obviously never had a child with Autism, gives me the stare down. She obviously wanted me to get out of her way.

I try to let everyone pass us, but this just was not going well.  I don't feel I should have to wear a shirt that says, "I am not CRAZY and my child is not a BRAT! He has Asperger's!" Lesson learned.  I will clearly have to set more ground rules before going back to Sweet Frog.

Common Assessments, EOGs, and MSLs....Oh my!!!

It's that time of year again.  School is coming to a close and our children are faced with the pass or fail exams at school.  I'm not sure about yours but my kids are hyper and hard to keep contained around this time.  I have tried to explain to my students and children alike that if they don't know it by now not to worry over it.  Many of them can take these exams with a grain of salt.  Others worry and loose sleep over every question.

I have a 9 year old with Aspergers Syndrome and he has no interest in these tests.  I have found a way to keep him focus and on task though.  Last year I had to "bribe" him in a way.  Each day he is monitored and if he focuses and reads the questions he earns a tiny Lego set.  At the end of the week, if he has earned all the Lego sets for the week he earns a larger Lego set.  It is working for him again this year, but we have omitted the smaller sets and he will just earn a large one.  He passed his EOGs last year with flying colors.  I was amazed that it worked so well.

Now that I have found his price, I am worried that he will out grow Legos.  I am sure that something will replace the Lego obsession, and I will just have to figure that out when the time comes.  Now if I could just get him to learn that homework is a must.  I guess that is a battle for next year.