Originally Posted by meanmom

Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone. I am really going to enjoy the extra day off on Monday. It has been a tuff couple of weeks at school. I work with MD kids and there is a boy in the class who is 8. He is severely disabled. He only says a few words. He is autistic and several other undiagnosed disabilities. He has a brother just like him, also in the class. His parents said they did drugs during the pregnancy years. His mom is very low herself. She didn't even realize until recently that her boys are disabled. She is really unable to care for them properly. At home they are pretty much like wild animals. Eat with their hand, run over furniture etc. We are trying to work with her to get her some help. Not much success so far. He has been so disrupting the classroom that the room is like a zoo. I have been assigned by the director of special ed to be his one on one aide for the rest of the school year. He is killing me. When we are working he just randomly jumps up and grabs the neck of my shirt or hits me, usually in the face. We are in a small separate room off of the classroom because he hits and grabs the other kids. I have scratches all over my neck and arms from him. He also runs away from us. The list goes on and on. THe teacher talked to the principal on Friday and she said they are MD kids those things happen. SHe has no idea how bad it is. THe teacher and I talked to the director of special ed and he is out for the rest of the school year. I am so relieved. He is really wearing me out. Thanks for letting me vent.
Weight loss is not going too well this month. I think I am staying the same. At least it isn't up. only 7 more days of school