So here’s a little background:
My 6 year old daughter has been screened for and has SPD. I know this is not a diagnosis, but she has been tested, meets criteria, and 18 months of weekly therapy was recommended around the beginning of March 2020. We were waiting on insurance approval and landed in the middle of this pandemic. She did not begin therapy as planned. I’m a nurse and had to take leave due to fallout of COVID. My husband travels for work and is home only 6-7 days a month, he’s the primary bread winner so I gave my career up to stay at home. WHEW! BY FAR THE HARDEST “JOB” IVE EVER TAKEN ON!!!Our summer had a few trying days but ultimately we were able to push through with minimal breakdowns, I’m guessing because she was at home with her family everyday.
Fast forward to now-We opted for a 2/3 school week. 2 days in class and 3 distance learning. The other option is 5 days distance learning. I felt my children needed social interaction with peers as they had just spent the last 6 months under quarantine. So starts the distance learning...WHAT A MESS!!!
I’ve am so overwhelmed, irritated, and feel like pulling my hair out over this! I start to become anxious Monday morning when the next assignments are posted. There is no teacher instruction for the distance learning portion. If I have a question for the teacher I can email her and she has 24 hours to respond. We are given a packet with several pages of worksheets, a couple of videos to go over, and in addition students are required to log 15 mins of reading and math practice through the schools website daily. My daughter fights me front start to finish. I am in tears and at times feel like I’m going to have a panic attack. Sophia is extremely smart, but the meltdowns prevent her from excelling.
Even if I could get her to cooperate, I am not a teacher, I do not know how to teach her. I can read the directions for worksheets, of course, but to know how to help her retain the info , NO.
If I were to ask an educator to start an IV or put an NG tube in chances are there would be a learning curve on their end as well.
Did I mention she is in Kindergarten? Probably one of the most important learning times for a child. They are building the basic foundation for the rest of her elementary school years. But most importantly are learning to read.
She is falling behind on site words, her teacher pointed this out to her in front of her peers, she came to my bedside multiple times in the middle of the night obsessing over the word “the,” so worried she will forget it tomorrow and will be embarrassed again tomorrow. I see a meltdown in my very near future, like when her alarm goes off at 7.
We are on a schedule for school days& distance learning days with a couple of slight differences. We are awaiting approval from insurance company to get her therapy started.
#overwhelmed
#Anxiety #SensoryOverload
#COVID19
#Depression
#Defeated