He hurts himself in ways that anyone who's paying at least a tiny bit of attention to what's going on around them, would easily be able to avoid. He's just so impulsive..
It doesn't take much to throw off the routine of a child with Autism. What throws them off doesn't have to be a bad thing either. It could be something as positive as a birthday party, trip to the movies or even getting to spend the night with their Mother. Emmett is probably the most sensitive to these changes and it usually manifests itself in a disruption of his sleep cycle. Last night was one such night for Mr. Emmett. He was unable to fall asleep last night and after a solid attempt on his part, he ended up downstairs on the couch, snuggling me.
The transition has been a rough one. The boys had a good visit with their Mom and that's something that's important to me but the transition is always a challenge. One of the biggest challenges for me is their schedule. As an example, the boys come home around 5pm without having eaten dinner. They are used to eating around 4pm and so they are already anxious about the time. Their Mom has a pretty good argument because the boys eat pretty much nonstop throughout the afternoon and aren't really hungry for dinner. That's pretty reasonable... ☺ The problem is with Gavin in particular. He's extremely ridged in his schedule and tends to freak out when there is a deviation. Even if Gavin's not hungry because he's been eating all day, …
The boys got home about 4 hours ago. They were visiting their Mom and from the sounds of it, things went pretty well. The boys are decompressing still and have been pretty moody this afternoon. There has been some fighting between the E's and it's not been a super pleasant afternoon. Elliott's crying at the drop of the hat and Emmett's melting down over everything. These guys seem to have had a good visit but they are still struggling a bit with the transition home. Gavin's been talking nonstop about video games and has been extremely impulsive. That's not all that uncommon for him but his impulsiveness has been causing some minor upsets in our house this afternoon. He's trying and that's what I'm focusing on... Maybe we'll…