Organisation!

OMG what I would give to be an organisational guru! Sometimes I am just hopeless, get over it!! I am so organised at work, its sickening....everything in its place, nothing left undone and so so organised. It's hard to believe I am the same person sometimes. I just wish I could transport that person into all the aspects of my life. I'm trying! I am finding a site cozicentral.com really useful. It gives me a great calender which I can put all the members of the family in and sends the weekly list to my email each week, to do lists, shopping lists etc. I am putting all Brent's SACs into it, so I am reminded where and what he should be doing.
Had a phonecall from Brent's school yesterday. They want an IQ assessment and specialists report so that we can get him computer access for exams. Ouch, thats difficult because he has not seen a doctor since 2001. After Stef was diagnosed, we found that the specialists really didnt have the answers, but were guessing. Stupid Psychologist said that what we were doing with Brent (we did the Sonrise program before it was a program) was going to give him major anxieties....well, he was so so wrong. We gradually exposed Brent to the things that used to give him anxieties more and more. Eventually he overcame them all. He is also very independent and able to catch public transport, be in crowds etc. But beauty is, Stef also was exposed to these things, and for a severely autistic child can cope with so much, like going to the Melbourne CBD, catching public transport, being in noisy places with lots of sensory inputs. She is a star. But hey, the doctors don't know everything about how the brain works. They make generalisations based on populations.....but every single autistic person is different...not one is the same, so don't generalise, do what is right for each person. the doctor is filling out the form for me as he remembers Brent (just) and will go by my recommendations and explanations of behaviours, muscle control etc. Hopefully it will be enough. Brent will fly in exams if he is allowed to type rather than handwrite. It takes so much concentration to write neatly that he really can't remember what he is writing and the next sentence. His writing is barely legible and any marker will struggle to understand it without decreasing his marks just for neatness. So unfair if this is the case as he is a highly articulate, clever boy if they can see past his prep level handwriting.
I have PSG meeting for Stef on Tuesday, so I am going through her past work from last year to work out what the best goals would be for her. Speech and speech facilitation will be a big one, as well as computer usage, personal hygiene etc. I am going into this one with very clear thoughts on how we can get the best possible outcome for her and will be pushing up the expectations of the school.
Getting the kids into a better routine of doing homework straight after school...even Brent is catching up. I do believe they are actually starting to get it.
Oh and I asked the boss for the time off I need for Spain...explained what I wanted to do....no dramas there...he thinks its great that I am planning to do something that is on my wishlist in life.
We had a huge conversation in lunch yesterday about the mundane shit that people complain about especially women at the school gate. Michael said something really interesting in that I just don't complain. I see complaining as a totally useless exercise.....it just doesnt help me or the kids. I'm also a very practical person.....change nothing and nothing changes is my motto....if I'm not happy, its really up to me to make the changes necessary. I also don't panic that much.
Anyway, on with my busy day....its going to be huge!