Back To School
August 31st, 2010 | 
Author: Well last year was quite the school year with Dakota and I was really happy with how creative the school was getting to try to accommodate Dakota. However after much thinking and debating at this point in time he can’t handle it and to put him through it again isn’t going to give us any gains.
I thought about things and I think if we approach the socialization and the communications issues maybe the transition into school with be for the better. Now if he were to say all of a sudden I want to go gym I will jump on that in a heart beat and move forward from there.
So your probably wondering ok what is she going to do. Well I am going to start off by homeschooling. Now if he cooperates with me during this trial month then I think we can make the transition into school smoothly as we had a Doctor come to the house to evaluate him and a senior therapist will be coming to the house to work with Dakota to determine the best therapy approach. However if he doesn’t cooperate I will have no choice but to put him back in school and deal with what ever happens.
On a good note the lines of communication are staying open with the school. In fact I am sitting down with the special education teacher on Friday and she maybe giving me somethings I can use with Dakota that may help with the transition back to school. I am hoping for the better in hopes that he cooperates. I will be showing her the work he is doing. She brought a good point that I didn’t think about. She said I may find that when he does come back to school he retained more then we thought he ever did.
I don’t know where this road will take us but all I can do is try. If it doesn’t work I can say I tried and well the school will have to get even more creative and by the sounds of it I think they will. I am really happy he has a new special education teacher though because she really knows her stuff about autism and she really understands the things I say. Even better is at the end of the year last year she saw what I saw and for someone to even see that at school is a miracle in itself. It’s no longer me saying well he does this or acts like that. So that makes me think positive.
I am going to start another blog and post daily on the things Dakota and I have done with him and how is he doing. However the therapy and other things I will keep here yet.
All I can do is try new things and come up with new ideas. Won’t know things unless I try. All we can do is go onward and upward… well ok with a few roller coasters but I am prepared for what is ahead 
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Stacie,
I wish the best of luck to you and Dakota as you begin this journey and hope for a positive outcome.
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August 31st, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Thanks Annie! I don’t know what decision is the right one especailly with Dakota and his autism but at least I know that I will have tried and will always try to have a back up plan. I am especailly happy because the lines of communication are open with the school yet. Will keep ya posted
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WOOT!!! I think that’s the best solution. It’s great that you’re going to homeschool and I bet this will work out great.
I want you to know you have all my support with this and I wish you and Dakota the best of luck with this. I look forward to reading about it. Hey, you know it might be cool to let him write little blurbs on the blog to. Maybe keep him interested 
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August 31st, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Hey you know what Thom that sounds like an awesome idea. I will have pictures and stuff of what he does on my homeschool blog. Going to get that ready tonight so I can start my first post there tomorrow. I includued him in the planning so that has helped. We are starting tomorrow. I think we are going to have fun.
I don’t blame you ONE bit Stacie! Cale and I know that this year is trial year. If the school doesn’t meet our standards and truely is trying to help Gannon, we will pull him and homeschool him ourselves. I honestly like that idea much better! I know it is VERY hard to homeschool but I think I viable one! Why make our kids’ be miserable all day while away from home? Just makes no sense(IMO). I am so proud of you! I will have to email you offline about a Mother who developed a workbox system. She orig created it for her child with autism, but it grew to meet other “normal” kids’ needs too! My cousin has 4 kids all whom she homeschools, and this system has made a huge impact in just 2 weeks for her kids! The youngest is 3(doesn’t do much) but the oldest is in 5th grade! So I am going to research it more too. We are already basically doing workbox stuff with both G and Elise. I have some ideas for you too if you want them for Britt! Since our girls are the same age
Hope all is well!
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September 2nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
Sherri I would love the ideas. I just put up my other other blog today. It needs work so pardon the mess. LOL I will be posting things there for ideas for homeschooling and other things too your welcome to take a peak. If there is anything you want that we are using I can email you the files to make them yourself. Elise might have fun with a couple of them. Going to work with Brittany later today. I have heard of the work box system. Any info or ideas you want to share feel free to share them always looking to hear more. The day went better then I thought it would too. I am still working with the school though and any ideas that I can grab from the teacher will help too. I do hope that he does want to go back eventually as I think once we can get past some barriers he would love it.