Alexander and Pre-School!

Well I went to Alex's school yesterday to try and help him so that he would be able to talk to the teachers/aids. He started out not wanting to talk and then he would mouth the word to me. I then told him that mommy was the only one who was listing to him talk so that he would feel comfortable enough to talk to me so the teacher would know that he could talk. He then stared to whisper to me and then he finally started talking normal. the teacher was sitting next to a child who was next to me. She was pretending that she was not listing to him and was talking to the other girl next to me. I was pleased to know that she was in fact listing to him. When it was snack time she then called me into a room with curtains and then we began to talk about him. the teachers then told me that they thought that he has what is called selective mutisum. Meaning that he will only talk when he feels it is comfortable for him. They are going to make pictures for him to point to so he has to make a choice for what he is going to do so at least he is doing something. I LOVE his new teacher because when she is telling them something like the word sit she will sign it to. I think that is wonderful because if the kids do not feel comfortable talking then they can learn the signs to communicate. I told them that I didn't want him rocking. I then broke down and cried as I was telling them that I felt like he would be going to Kindergarten and he would be rocking back and forth and the other kids would make fun of him. I told them that I was sorry that I cried and they told me it was OK because he was my baby and I just wanted to do what was best for him. They told me that I should get him a toy that has sand in it and when he is on the school bus that he can put this on his lap so he will not rock. He can have it at school too.They have also encouraged me to take video of him at home and email it too them so they can see what he can do at home because he basically just site there and does nothing. Not even something as simple as smiling. I am going to research more and go from there.