Amanda,

I believe my daughters SM is intensified when she is tired. I notice
tantrums at home are incredibly worsened when she is tired. I also
think that because she does not express herself much at school, she
bottles up her anxiety and when she comes home, explodes. My daughter
also has been diagnosed with RAD and I don't know what is the
contributing factor in her uncontrollable tantrums. This week, we went
to our daughters school to discuss her condition and the school was more
than happy to work with Sarah. They also are having her evaluated to
get her into speech class, but not for inability to speak, but to help
her to learn to express herself. We received a call yesterday for our
daughters first appointment with an SM counselor. It will be next week.

G.B.,
Giz

Amanda wrote:

>Hello,
>Thanks for the welcome. I took some advice and gave a few pages on SM
>to Mackenzie's teacher today. She is going to take it home this
>weekend and read it over (She does not teach on Friday's) I think she
>was interested in reading it.
>I got another report today that the teacher was ready to call us to
>come get mackenzie. She refused to sit in her chair and would not
>talk of participate in anything. She got throug the day though. I am
>wondering if tiredness will fuel her SM. She was tired and cranky
>today to begin with. I will keep you updated in our progress and I am
>sure I will have lots of questions too.
>One side note, does anyone have an EA (Educational assistant) working
>with your child in school. I am thinking this will help mack and I am
>not sure if I am justified in pushing the school for one. I know we
>have to go though some assesments first. We are just in the beginning
>stages with th isissue.Iamsoworriedandmymindisthinkingahead
>of some possible aids for her. Have any of you volunteered in your
>child's class and did it help or hurt the situation. Any advice is
>very very appreciated. Thanks so much
>Hugs
>Amanda
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