Article: A School Example - Kaelan's Bad Day.

I usually try to keep my blogs separate. I know that most people here don't want to read the sorts of things I post on my techie blog, my scout blog or my "Free Stuff" blog and I also know that my family blog tends to be a bit frivolous.

Every now and then though, I put something on my family blog which I think is relevant here.

In this case, it's an article about my eldest son Kaelan's bad day at school. Kaelan is about three weeks shy of being 10. He has Aspergers Syndrome, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and ADHD-Inattentive.

School is a real struggle for him both in social and academic terms because although people with aspergers often have social but not academic issues, the NVLD and ADHD-i components ensure that he has both.

I don't have any sage advice for his bad day. It's not his school's fault - they really are a good and caring school. It's not his fault either. In both incidents, a child with better communication skills could probably have understood and communicated the problems to reduce the impact.

I guess, it's just a good example of how things can spiral out of control much more quickly for children with difficulties.

If you want to read it, it's here;

Kaelan's Not So Good Day at School

http://gbollard.blogspot.com/2010/08/kaelans-not-so-good-day-at-school.html