Ok, I have a six year old son who has been diagnosed with ADHD and has been medicated for quite some time now. He also has issues with auditory processing at times, can be OCD-ish at times, struggles with transitions/new situations, and has sensory stuff at times. ughhhh. Anyway, he started first grade this week and did quite well until today (friday). He teacher wasn't there in the morning, so he had a substitute who was "talking" with another adult as class first began. I don't know if DS took advantage of the situation or if the sub wasn't paying enough attention, but it didn't take him long until he had ripped a perforated workbook in the book center. He got on yellow and soon thereafter used his scissors (which were out to be used on a project) to cut his shirt to shreds! DS got on orange and had to do ten laps at recess instead of playing.
Here's my question: did he do something "wrong", or was the substitute not paying enough attention? How much extra attention should I expect the school to be responsible for? (he does have an iep, but nothing like this is specified in it.) Should he have been punished with the laps for these behaviors or should there be more of an intervention instead? I really don't know what I think on this yet and thought I'd throw it out there for others' thoughts... Thanks in advance!
p.s. in regards to the subject of this post, he also picks paint off his walls, chews inappropriate items (even though he has a chew tube available- doesn't seem to remember or choose to get it out), loves perforations and loves searching for bugs. anyone else deal with these??
kakie40417.5574074074I think it's impossible for one teacher to be able to monitor his behavior that closely. I have had to stop in the morning and speak to my child's teacher, meaning her attention was taken away. Teachers may be helping individuals that need that extra help.