Matthew is basically recovered. It is really, really cool. But all that means is he no longer is autistic. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t still exhibit problems. Recently we realized he is having some trouble (understatement) with his spelling. The school really has no interest in helping him (thanks Common Core and all those standardized test – he is in the 15% no one cares about) so it is again up to my husband and me.
When I first found out he was so far behind I was pretty overwhelmed (felt like I needed to move Mt. Everest AGAIN) but after a few days of processing all this crap I realized we can help him. We spoke with our advocate and have come up with a plan. Of course the “PLAN” involves us spending more money, but if it is going to put him where he belongs we are OK with it.
So now we are in search of a tutor. I got a list of teachers in the area that also moonlight (no they don’t look like Bruce Willis) as tutors and we are waiting to hear back from them. But I’ll keep you posted.