Last Tuesday we went out to lunch at Wendy's.
On the way back, we stopped at a park for a bit. The students got a chance to play on the playground. Then it was time to head back to campus. We had to get back by 2 PM because some of the students had speech. (There's a speech therapist that works with them once a week.)
As we were leaving, Leanna fell to the ground and wouldn't get up.
This is something she has done from time to time. The first time I worried that she was in some sort of pain. Now I know she does it for her own reasons, and so I didn't worry too much about it.
As we finally left the playground, I learned why Leanna was throwing a tantrum. She had left her wallet at the Wendy's.
And we didn't have time to go back to the restaurant to retrieve it.
This is not the first time Leanna has forgotten something. The prior week she left her cell phone on a table when she went to order her food. Another patron returned it. And then I hear that she has left behind things before from the instructional assistants.
One of the IAs called the restaurant. They found Leanna's wallet. She and her mom would have to retrieve it later that evening.
Only, when they went back, the workers had no idea what they were talking about, and they didn't go in search of Leanna's wallet. (She didn't have much money in it, but it did contain her state ID.)
Two days later, the school secretary went and retrieved the wallet. (The next day we got busy, and Leanna's story changed, so it wasn't until the day after that we could get it all together to get someone to go over and get the wallet back.)
The next day we went back out off campus for lunch. This time Leanna was more careful with her stuff. (She carried a purse. Hopefully the purse works better for her, but we'll see.)
Quite an ordeal over a missing wallet. Hopefully the lesson will sink in.
ReplyDeleteI hope the purse works
ReplyDeleteThe last two times it's seemed to. We'll see if it continues to.
DeleteWhy are the kids leaving school for lunch? That seems odd, is it something new? Your middle school? Trying to remember. Wandering if this child is badly in need of attention, good or bad and so she's found a way to be the center of the action?
ReplyDeleteIt's an adult school for developmentally disabled young adults (ages 18-22). Leanna has Downs. Compared to some at the school, she's well behaved. (See my post "Attacked" to see some of the other behaviors.)
DeleteA purse is bigger, so it might be more noticeable to her. So glad to hear someone honest found her wallet. And her phone. And her... My son used to lose his wallet all the time! He got it back every time, but the last time the money was gone and he didn't like using it anymore after someone had done more than look for contact info. My daughter lost her phone when she was in high school. We texted it from my phone and a student asked how much we'd pay to get it back! It was a pretty "ghetto" school, as the students in the other district schools said...
ReplyDeleteA purse is bigger, but I've heard that she forgot a backpack, so we'll see. I'm amazed your son got his wallet back all those times. I guess he needed the lesson of losing his money to drive home that he should look out for it better.
DeleteI too hope it will work.
ReplyDeleteIt been ages since I been to Wendy.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
I hope she gets better at keeping track. My husband is getting worse. lol Be well!
ReplyDeleteI've heard it's been an issue in the past, so we'll see.
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