WHY IS MULTI SENSORY LEARNING SO IMPORTANT

 Well today is the day I see Liz Knight my dyslexia teacher , we done a special assault course which isn’t jumping and climbing over stuff but an assault course on the table , where I see a word , write it with my finger on some carpet that’s so I can feel the word on my finger , then I make a model with word with playdoh so I feel the word with my hand and I can smell the playdoh, next I do the word on word shark which is a special computer programme , next I write the word and finally I read the word , all of that for one word but it helps me with my dyslexia . me and mum are going to make our own assault course . I just wanted to tell kids and parents there are all sorts of things you can do  write words in sand and shaving foam but you must not eat shaving foam it’s not cream ! , I know I have dyslexia as well as autism but most of my friends that have autism all learn better using all their senses . I asked mum why don’t all teachers do this in schools because it’s a really good idea and perhaps Liz could train them . mum said to me , the education system hasnt caught up with all your good ideas yet and for some reason they don’t listen to children . I told mum they are really stupid , don’t they feel sad not helping children , mum said some teachers can’t think outside the box but people like Liz can and if Liz told her to run around the supermarket with no cloths on so i could read well she would . I laughed at mum she’s so funny she’s always saying stupid things but I like that about her because it wouldn’t be a good idea to do that running round a super market with no cloths , even I know not to do that . After my lesson I went to the Tea rooms in chawton again  and Daisy was there , she asked if I was alright and I told her how many people had read my blog and if it was ok to take pictures of the Tea Rooms because people might not believe me about the cups on the ceiling , mum said the cups are very safe they have special hooks so I wont get hurt on the head , in their toilet they have pictures of cups everywhere  , in fact there are cup things everywhere . I sat on the same table and I eat the same chocolate cake which is the best , better than costa’s . For some reason which is hard for me to understand I pick the same table and eat the same cake , I asked mum about why I do that . mum said a lot of people have different thoughts about this and the reason why some autistic people do this , but her reason was the last time I went to the Tea Rooms it went really well sitting at that table and eating that cake and if something goes well why would you want to change it . I told Daisy I will only write nice things about the Tea Rooms because it’s the truth , that’s another good thing mum said I have , I don’t tell lies . we were deciding what to do when we get home , I said we can do some drawing and I want to do really good drawings of people all my people I draw have stick legs and arms it’s really hard for me and I said mum I think i am rubbish at drawing , mum said when we get home she is going to show me a famous artist who was very famous that done people like me , its called drawing match stick men . but mum is going to teach me bit by bit how to draw . I did take a picture of Jane Austen’s house as well the one that writes boring books .

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE TEACUPS HANGING OFF THE CEILING IN THE TEAROOMS .

MY GOOD LOOKING BROTHER – ITS A PROBLEM FOR HIM

My day today , mum had to go to Cameron’s school today for his annual review , its were mum has to meet loads of people and have a little mini battle and bit like me and Cameron with our warhammers . mum was going to be a little while so we took india, blossom, DVD and snacks for me , when we got to the school I couldn’t get out of the car I felt nerves so mum said we will go to B  plan she always has A, B , C  Plan . so she pulled the car into the school right by the ladies in reception and opened the window for the dogs so india and blossom watched Harry Potter with me . mum came back out and said the ladies in reception are going to check your ok and she had told them not to worry too much because the dogs act like mike Tyson when people come up to the car . I said mum who’s mike Tyson , he’s a boxer . I said to mum the dogs are Labrador’s not boxers, mums always laughing she told me she will explain but its one of metaphors again . when mum came out she said she needed puppy dogs ,sticks and walks  today so we went to Alice Holt . I ask mum about the stuff she has to do in the meeting , she said its stuff that little people don’t have to worry about , but little people are dwarf’s i like dwarf’s when I see someone small I ask them if they have been in Starwars or Harrypotter  , mum tries her best to stop me from doing this but I cant help myself I love Starwars and Harry potter . well mum did say be kind to Cameron tonight because he’s a bit upset , I said whats a matter with him now . mum said Cameron has trouble because girls like him at school because he’s so good-looking but he doesnt understand and doesnt want their attention , I don’t really understand I love girls being my friends , but mum explained it can be really hard when you look like Cameron because people want to be friends only for your looks and they don’t alway care about you , mum said its a bit like a book she’s reading a man called MR GREY all ladies fall in love with him but they don’t know him . mum said I am the lucky one because i am beautiful but my soul is even more beautiful and people are attracted to me for my soul and that’s why lots of people love me because i am chatty , happy with the biggest heart she has ever seen , I told mum I have a child’s heart , mum said i am not talking about the size of your heart but the quality of your heart is pure kindness except when I ask small people questions .anyway we took the dogs on a walk and we meet a big boy black lab , india and blossom liked him , mum laughed she said that dog is like MR GREY and Cameron , he didn’t look like Cameron but I don’t know MR GREY , mum said MR GREY isn’t real he’s in a book . Alice Holt is good it has a food shop there so I had a hot chocolate and mum had coffee , on all the seats they have hooks were you can tie the dogs leads on and they have bowls of water for dogs , they like dogs there .ps i am going to take photos but i am not allowed my own pictures on my blog only the dogs and places I go .

I FEEL BETTER NOW THATS OVER WITH ! AT THE PSYCHIATRIST’S

Me and my mum had to go to CAMHS today , CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services , I don’t like going , its all about me being a school refuser and once I didn’t eat and I thought I was going to choke to death , I told the lady i am not a school refuser because if i was I wouldn’t have gone to the nice school ! . she also said how long are you meant to be going to school for , I told her another two years of juniors . mum explained she meant how long did they expect me to go in for in my old school for , mum said one hour . last time I was there she made me cry saying I must go back to school , she is meant to help kids with their problems which I can’t see because she made me cry last time , I didn’t cry today because i am still happy about the new school I visited . we have to do a chart about me not wanting to go back to my old school . after I said I don’t want to go and she cant help me ! . mum said the lady is very kind but its her job to get you back to school its called red tape and we have to jump through hoops , mum explained what she just said is an Idiom , it doesnt mean red tape and jump through hoops , it just means its stuff we have to do we have to tick all the boxes , I understand tick all the boxes so I understand . mum said she could see I was stressed because I was rocking in the chair with my hands over my ears , it’s so I think about something else and I don’t have to listen to her . we talked about minecraft because I get a bit obsessed with it , but me , Cameron and mum made a contract up about minecraft .When we came out mum said we need , sticks , puppy dogs and a river because that can pretty much fix anything , so we go home pick the dogs up and go to Alice Holt , there is rivers and woods there with wooden play stuff everywhere , they even have a big wooden castle , india and blossom came in the castle with me , no one was around so mum said they will be fine , because some kids see a dog and just scream which really is not a sensible thing to do why do kids scream at dogs , mum said they are not used to puppy dogs like you , I have always had dogs so I know they are good . blossom my golden lab she loves sticks the water and balls , I throw the stick in the water and she gets it before india my black lab , then she brings it back to me and shakes and i get water all over me , mum runs when she can see blossom all wet , I just stand there and get wet it makes me laugh . we had to rub the dogs with towels and when I got home I had to have some dry clean cloths then mum made me a hot chocolate . I just wanted to say to other kids with problems don’t worry about CAMHS , Cameron use to have a really good doctor , dr donald holt but he retired he done loads of good things for Cameron and he helped Cameron all the time with his problems he had a lot more than me he once talked about avatar the movie for 3 days and didn’t sleep he was obsessed really bad mum had to email james Cameron who made to film to ask him a question needed to know ! , Cameron really liked dr donald mum said dr donald was wise and experienced and really understood Cameron

IAM NOT ALWAYS PREFECT

I’ve had a strange week going to new school for 2 days Tuesday and Wednesday , then seeing my special teacher and having a lesson on thursday , next was friday afternoon we watched Cameron’s sports day . Mum said perhaps there was just too much for me to do and think about in one week . Friday tea time I was being a bit naughty and needing the TV very loud I had to say sorry to Tina  mums friend , I alway like it loud really it has to be on volume  36 , i am not deaf at all ive had my hearing tested many times and even been to Great Ormond Street were I had hours and hours of tests , I do have something called Auditory processing disorder which can mean lots of different things , with mine I can’t hear people with different accents and I don’t know the difference between so phonic sounds so I do have a sort of hearing problem , I need special FM Hearing aids but its hard to get them on the NHS they are expensive  , Mum is having to fight them about my hearing aids she’s good at stuff like that.  but mum has tried to explain if i am not careful I will damage my ears and that’s not a good thing . it’s all to do with my sensory seeking issues its called my Vestibular sense , I use to do the same at school I would put head phones on and need them at top volume . Also when other people are in the room I need to block them out so i turn the volume up . me and mum have come to agreement of 29 volume when i am watching TV . so yesterday and today I havent done a lot of stuff , I normally go to the supermarket with mum , which can be hard with lots of people , I have a special order how I put food on the conveyor belt and  I don’t like any one  to mess with my order . But mum said it was better for me not to go this week as it might just upset me too much as my week as been just been quite a lot to deal with and she wouldn’t want me to have a meltdown . it’s a strange word because no one really MELTS they just scream and cry and they can’t stop , they really can’t stop it doesnt happen to me a lot , it happens more to Cameron its harder for him because he has ADHD and that makes you really frustrated , a friend of mine josh he gets frustrated and gets really upset , he cant help it and he doesnt like being like it . mums going to help josh get a new school so he can be happy . its sunday today and i feel better and Cameron has been really kind to me playing on the trampoline

GOOD MORNING WITH MY LOVELY TEACHER LIZ

Because iam being home schooled for a little while until we get my new school  which mum has to go tribunal for , i dont understand about that stuff but mum does . well anyway i had to go for my lesson this morning with liz knight she is a lovely dyslexia teacher as i have dyslexia as well as autism . i have a list of things wrong with me but mum tells me ‘iam not a list iam alex and she knows people that are meant to be normal and she thinks they have a longer list than me ‘ . Anyway liz is kind so me and mum went to the tearooms after , the tearooms are called cassandra’s cup in there they have pretty cups hanging everywhere , i thought it was strange what if they fell on your head it could be dangerous . I had chocolate cake and mum had a cup of tea , the girl called Daisy works in the tea rooms and she was very kind , i asked her ‘ how much do you get paid ! ‘ mum said ‘alex i know you love numbers but its rude to ask someone what they are paid’ , i do that alot , i ask people their age and sometimes they dont look their age and i have to remember not to tell them they look older , i have to try and think it in my brain .I told daisy about my blog and i wanted to help the children in africa , daisy has a friend that goes there 3 months a year to build schools which is really good .  we sat on a little table and we could see Jane austens house  in chawton she was a famous writer i dont read her stuff it looks boring but mum said shes good and jane austen had aspergers thats what cameron has my brother . we are going to see Daisy next wednesday after my lesson , Daisy said she would be there  it was really good cake .

STUFF THAT HELPS AUTISTIC KIDS

Trampolines are really good for us we need just to bounce , mum knows the reason is to do with my sensory thing but all I know is it makes me feel good , chew things are good  I chew everything , mum said i am like our Labrador’s so i am a bit like my dogs or they are like me I know all dogs have ADHD but I don’t have that , my brother Cameron has ADHD . I have special  Chews that  go on the end of my pencils and a special one that hangs round my neck , if I don’t have them I eat my sleeves , buttons on my school tee-shirts , the remote control for the TV and the control for my x-box . My chewing gets worse when I worry about stuff then I chew my fingers and my toes  sometimes they bleed and mum has to put plasters on them . But mum knows the stuff I worry about she helps me work things out . My brother Cameron he use to like bean bags but can only sit on a certain place on the sofa , he thinks he’s Sheldon out of the big bang theory so does Ollie our friend . I also have little figures and I chew the hands and fingers off , mum plays spot the figure that has any fingers left and then we do maths of how many fingers I have eaten .

THE RIGHT SCHOOL IS THE BEST FEELING

Today is really good for me , not nerves at all . I do love school and it’s really good to have friends again , I havent been to my old school for over 6 weeks now , i am what they call a school refuser but  they have it all wrong , I bet there are loads of kids out there unhappy at school and are not going but you kids and parents must know kids don’t hate schools they hate the wrong schools like me . no one should hate their life or where they are for over 6 hours a day it’s just doesnt make sense does it . Mums good at finding kids the right school she does it all the time and some parents send her flowers for things she does , mums kind she wants all kids to be happy and she’s found me 3 schools to try , one of the schools has a lot of animals there so I will be looking forward to that one , the school i am at today has a really big fish tank , it’s really good for me watching fish it makes me happy that’s why mum taught me to snorkel at 3 in the bath , shes laughs about it because I couldn’t talk but I could snorkel and swim . But we learn things we enjoy that’s why .

MY DAY AT CAMERON’S SCHOOL WAS AMAZING

It turned out so well today , teachers were really kind and said i had really good manners , mums not  surprised she said I was born with good manners which is strange as she had to teach me happy words to talk . I made friends as well one of the boys likes playing minecraft like me . There was one boy who fell out with another boy and I told him to run , mum said it would be better to tell a teacher than tell him to run , but I know I was right to tell him to run . I done really good maths  I love maths and I like drama . I am going tomorrow as well I really can’t wait i am really excited and no longer nerves . The classes only have 8 children because we have sensory issues  , kids with autism have super hearing power and super smell power which makes its hard if there’s lots of people , we are a bit like superman . people who don’t have autism don’t have this super power thing . I will tell you more on my next blog

BIG DAY TODAY

Iam nerves and excited today , spending a whole 2 days at a new school to see if they like me and i like them , mum has said ‘ dont worry everyone likes you ‘ . At this school they have all sorts of people that work there , that are meant to understand children like me , i will let you all know later how good they are . mum is staying with me until the teacher comes and she will be waiting for me at the end of the day , she said she will be by the phone all day just in case ! but i said thats silly just standing by the phone because you wont be able to walk the dogs . 

BEING A NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC , WE JUST CAN’T TALK

Which means not talking or not talking a lot , I didn’t talk until I was over 4 and a half , for me all my friends at play  school didn’t seem mind me not talking they all played with me in fact they seemed to understand me and what I wanted to do ! and the dogs understood me it was the adults that had a problem with it all . mum said all the adults made her worry more and I was meant to go to a different play school but I screamed there and didn’t like it , mum laughs about it because I couldn’t talk but she sure knew I didn’t like it there . I wanted to stay with my best friends Ollie and Max which made me happy . mum taught me all my happy words first , like Scooby doo ,  brambles my dog, milk ,spiders , water , bubbles , crabs , trains , Lego we would take the dogs to the beach and find crabs so some days I talked about the word crab and dog all day  I found it easier to learn happy words . it’s still hard to get things in the right order and sometimes I can’t think of the word in my brain