It's been a Year!

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Since my last post (June 10th) some things have progressed and something have not.  The attitude continues with J.  We've been dealing with J's attitude for quite sometime and it get a little tiring.  I've been REALLY hard to not get into arguments with him but he makes it real difficult when he's trying to make his point when there is not point to make at all.  Just recently he told us (W & T) that we yell at him for no reason at all.  That we don't treat him like an equal! I'm saddened that he feels this way b/c since he really doesn't have anyone out there to play with but then again he doesn't really make an effort to make friends either.  I make it a point to go to park days and not that we're starting school back up again soon in September I'm back together in the Co-op I hope that he makes friends.  I know part of his issue (the Aspergers) the ability to make AND keep friends.  He needs work with making contact with them and creating a conversation.  Some kids don't like that and/or don't know how to deal with this type of disability.  I'm hoping with joining the co-op again that he is able to do that.  I feel sometimes so overwhelmed with this issue that all I want to do is run away and never come back.  I wish I've met someone with this type of issue so I could see what I'm looking towards.  Plus on top of all this J is a tween.  He thinks he's a teenager but he's not.    In order for me not to have any contact with him I try to not talk to him or I walk out of the room.  We've been seeing this therapist, Dr. E.  He's a nice man.  When we first started going to him I thought I was doing something wrong but come to find out it is all him and not all me. It's great to hear that b/c I was beginning to think it was all me and I'm the one who is the mean person.  I know that I could probably treat J better and talk to him in a nice manner but he doesn't help either when I ask him to do something he gives me an attitude. 

It's been a year since we've moved out to Moreno Valley.  Boy that year went by fast.  I was really hoping that we would have been a little farther than where we are today.  We're still at Mom's house (thank goodness) but in a way, I'm wish we had out own place.  At first when we