Tomorrow is the last day of this school year for Matthew. They're having a party of sorts which will double as a recognition day. Since they're a small school, organizing small events like that is much more appropriate than renting a large space and doing formal recognition programs.
In a bit of good news, he will be joining a class of regular kids this summer. His teachers have seen enough improvement that they recommended it. His learning has picked up and according to his teachers bringing him back to an environment with regular kids might help speed that up more. They also want to get him to become more social by interacting with regular kids.
Although Matthew is 7, he will be joining a pre-school class. The same teachers will be teaching though. When he was in a Prep class at his previous school, he had one kid he liked to hang out with, but was never with friends that he talked or played with. In the past year that has changed somewhat. He now plays with other kids, though not at the social level of play that kids his age are at. He now tries to start conversations, although to someone who doesn't know him all too well, it may be confusing. He still refers to himself in the third person at times, or asks a question when what he wants is for you to ask him that question. He repeats often-used phrases but never really says things in his own words. These are quirks in conversation that a person not living with him or teaching him would find odd or difficult to deal with.
We are hopeful though that getting him in a class of regular kids will help him improve his social skills. At this age, that is one thing that we need to concentrate on. We are past the critical point, 7-years old. From here on, we are working to teach him skills so he can start doing things on his own.
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