u/thisis2stressful4me

Hello! I’m looking for advice on a couple of things.

Background: I work with early middle schoolers, mostly level 3 ASD with significant cognitive disabilities, mostly non speaking students, life skills classes.

I’m a school social worker. I’d love to start something like a kindness club. I’m thinking to start small because, as you can imagine, my day is largely behavioral and crisis intervention so I want to be able to guarantee the time to this. As of now, I’d like to start with using a cart with a couple of rotating students giving out things to other students and staff to spread kindness. Our budget is…..minimal. Any thoughts on WHAT to give out? For staff, maybe some messages of positivity, stickers for students. It can’t be anything too small that may be swallowed. I’ll see if my principal will donate coupons for the school store but I’m not confident.

My second question….the cart would be the kindness club cart. Does anyone else’s mind go somewhere or am I reaching with that? I’m new to this school and soooo overthinking things.

This is such an odd question but I need to know! I got a stain on my clothing when at curaçao. We called the front desk to ask if they had like baking soda so I can remove it. Someone comes to the room with a mystery spray and gets it out in less than a minute. I asked what the spray was because I was mesmerized but the woman just laughed lol. I cant imagine anyone actually knows the answer but….any ideas?!

I work in a school and would love to section my schedule into our 30 minute periods (eg 1:20-1:50). Is that possible?

Just for clarification I’m not going to uninvite them because that’s poor etiquette, just complaining.

One of my friends has had a total vibe change and I honestly don’t even want them at my wedding. I think it’s because I asked 2 of our friends to be bridesmaids and not her, that’s when the change happened. Her and I never hang out or talk unless we’re in a group. Never any bad blood or awkwardness in a group, if we were left alone for a bit it was all good, no weirdness, but we just weren’t close enough for me to ask her to be a bridesmaid. Ever since then, she doesn’t answer my texts in the group. I’ve reached out to her several times directly and addressed the vibe change. She says she’s just so busy. I’m added to your “close friends” instagram story so…I see you going out? Which is fine! I’m definitely not complaining about that. I’m mostly annoyed because I directly asked her if there was an issue and she denied it. But things have CLEARLY changed and I’m largely unacknowledged by her. Why are you even coming to my wedding then?

Just complaining and need a place to vent!

Hello! I work with students mostly with level 3 ASD, very high support need population. Our school is the last stop for students before requiring 2:1 support in a clinical setting or residential. I’m working on a hygiene presentation for parents and I’m curious if you guys know of any hygiene tricks, especially for kids or puberty age?

Some things like adding u-shaped toothbrushes, using an all done bin for hygiene routines, etc. weirder the better!!