E

E had a very rough week. But we stayed home all weekend (except for church) and he did much better. He seems happy today too. Evidence in the building and how he didn't mind having is photo taken.

 

Friday two of the school evaluators watched him at swim and gym, and it went well. Again, well meaning they saw what I saw and his behavior was as usual.
Unfortunately, he's developing a new anxiety. You know he's been freaked out about showers all his life (sprinkler play too). Well, no problem right, he just doesn't take showers. Except he ought to at the pool, and so it's on his mind all the time now. Lots of anxious questions about if I'll make him shower. I never do, the rule is just that he must walk past the showers on the way in. so he sees the people showering and dodges the wayward drops.
Well, this week it got worse. First, he was too scared to go in his bath because the shower could suddenly turn on when he's in there. No amount of mechanics explanation or modification to the shower itself could reassure him. Then, Friday we were in a parking garage and he noticed the fire sprinklers on the ceiling. He was scared (clinging, ducking), which continued in the YMCA. And a second bath attempt failed yesterday.
The only good news about the new issue is that a school psychologist and occupational therapist were there to see it emerge! Poor guy.