My 10 year old has just had an awful year. Last night he sat on the sofa and basically said "my life is terrible"
He's been subjected to teasing all year that started out in phy ed and has just gradually been a regular part of his school day. I've had talks with the teacher and principal and we seem to get it under control just to have it start again. The most recent incident involved kids throwing soup at him in the lunch room when his back was turned. I actually thought about going into the classroom after that and fantasized about ripping the kid's hair right out of their conceited little heads. :>
He is having to get a full set of braces in two weeks to correct a 21 mm underbite that is causing speech difficulties and the newest:
He had a physical therapy consultation this week. We anticipated that nothing would come of it other than learning that he is a little akward, which we know. WRONG. He's going to have to have casts made of his feet and then get orthotics because his ankles roll in and he is walking on the sides of his feet. Then I was told he has significant developmental issues (physically) including muscle weakness in his legs and his upper body and that his leg muscles are too short/tight which causes him not to be able to sit properly. (All of this time I've snapped at him to 'sit normally' because he sits so STRANGE...I thought it was behavioral...He also didn't ever stay sitting at the dinner table and I was always riding him to sit down. Can you say guilt?) As a result of the muscle weakness, his hips are crooked...though his spine is straight.
In addition,he has poor balance and motor coordination.
He was supposed to start dance this week but I told him we were going to pull him out because he is going to have to do physical therapy twice a week. The first cycle goes for 6 MONTHS.
I feel like a real failure for not noticing all of this sooner. I just thought that Andrew was my math kid and more physicall akward...it never occurred to me that there were actual problems. The greater concern that I have is whether or not all of these problems translate into some larger disorder.....
sigh...poor Andrew!
He's been subjected to teasing all year that started out in phy ed and has just gradually been a regular part of his school day. I've had talks with the teacher and principal and we seem to get it under control just to have it start again. The most recent incident involved kids throwing soup at him in the lunch room when his back was turned. I actually thought about going into the classroom after that and fantasized about ripping the kid's hair right out of their conceited little heads. :>
He is having to get a full set of braces in two weeks to correct a 21 mm underbite that is causing speech difficulties and the newest:
He had a physical therapy consultation this week. We anticipated that nothing would come of it other than learning that he is a little akward, which we know. WRONG. He's going to have to have casts made of his feet and then get orthotics because his ankles roll in and he is walking on the sides of his feet. Then I was told he has significant developmental issues (physically) including muscle weakness in his legs and his upper body and that his leg muscles are too short/tight which causes him not to be able to sit properly. (All of this time I've snapped at him to 'sit normally' because he sits so STRANGE...I thought it was behavioral...He also didn't ever stay sitting at the dinner table and I was always riding him to sit down. Can you say guilt?) As a result of the muscle weakness, his hips are crooked...though his spine is straight.
In addition,he has poor balance and motor coordination.
He was supposed to start dance this week but I told him we were going to pull him out because he is going to have to do physical therapy twice a week. The first cycle goes for 6 MONTHS.
I feel like a real failure for not noticing all of this sooner. I just thought that Andrew was my math kid and more physicall akward...it never occurred to me that there were actual problems. The greater concern that I have is whether or not all of these problems translate into some larger disorder.....
sigh...poor Andrew!
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