Mom...tomorrow is the end of the world!

That is what Easton said to me as we were laying in bed.  What do you mean the end of the world, I ask?  I know it is Halloween, but I was pretty sure the world was not going to end.  Then he says, "after the end of the world it will be November!"  Ah, you mean the end of the month!  "Yeah mom, end of the world!"  OK  one of these days I will be able to understand his thought process, until then, I will just have to go with the flow!

The past couple of weeks have been tough for Easton at school.  He was just starting to get into the routine of things, and then fall break comes around.  Two and a half weeks of being home and no schedule!  Fun for everyone, until school starts again.  Easton has major meltdown at school.  He is sent into the special education room 3 times.  Now think about it, he is only there for 2 1/2 hours each day, and he is sent to room 3 times.  What is that?  About once every 45 minutes or so?  Don't get me wrong, Erica is the best Special Education teacher I have met, but come on 3 times in one day?  Give the kid a break!  So the next day, I go into his classroom to talk to his Kindergarten teacher (Mrs. Barnes) to find out what we can do to help him get through the day.  We come up with a plan to give him 3 stars at the beginning of the day.  When he misbehaves, he loses a star.  Great I think!  This will work!  First day: 2 stars - Way to go Easton!  Second day:  3 stars:  OK this is really going to work!  He likes getting stars!  Day 3-5:  ZERO stars!  What the Heck happened?  BUT not only does he come home with a note that says ZERO stars, but the note also says that he lost stars for humming in class.  Now I am getting MAD.  That is what kids with Autism do to calm themselves, they hum and rock.  Why is he getting stars taken away??   You wouldn't take stars away from someone that rocked in class because the had a cast on their foot would you?  Absolutely not!  Anyway, I have an IEP meeting with the school on Tuesday Nov. 3rd, and I am not sure what is going to come of it....UGH!