Well, now that Evan is in his special ed preschool he is eligible to ride the bus to school. I was very nervous about this because of the restraint system. He is strapped in a 5 pt harness in the morning but the afternoon bus does not always have this so he is in a vest system. I still might have him ride in his wheelchair but we will see how it goes. He is so excited to ride the bus and I imagine he thinks he is a big boy getting to ride with the other kids. Mommy on the other hand cried the first day. I guess it is the whole label the "short bus" gets and what it was called when I was younger, it could be the fact that he is in special education that makes it hard and the fact that he has only been in school two weeks and I am already having to fight to make sure he is getting the services he needs. Oh, well that is the life with the school district and having a special needs child. But all in all Evan is loving school and having a great time. He is even taking naps a couple days a week.
This is the story of Evan who was born October 22, 2004 and was diagnosed at 9 months with a rare brain malformation called bilateral perisylvan polymicrogyria which has resulted in cerebral palsy, seizures, developmental delays etc. This is the story of the joys, heartaches and frustrations of being and raising a child with special needs.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Riding the School Bus 11-07
Well, now that Evan is in his special ed preschool he is eligible to ride the bus to school. I was very nervous about this because of the restraint system. He is strapped in a 5 pt harness in the morning but the afternoon bus does not always have this so he is in a vest system. I still might have him ride in his wheelchair but we will see how it goes. He is so excited to ride the bus and I imagine he thinks he is a big boy getting to ride with the other kids. Mommy on the other hand cried the first day. I guess it is the whole label the "short bus" gets and what it was called when I was younger, it could be the fact that he is in special education that makes it hard and the fact that he has only been in school two weeks and I am already having to fight to make sure he is getting the services he needs. Oh, well that is the life with the school district and having a special needs child. But all in all Evan is loving school and having a great time. He is even taking naps a couple days a week.
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