Elliott decided that he didn't want to go to church this morning and so he wanted to come home early. He's lucky because I my Mom sent me a text before 8am and I just happen to have woken up long enough to hear it. While my break was cut short, I'm still grateful for the break I did get and frankly, it's nice to have him home. I miss my kids when they're gone.
This is something that you will get it or you won't. Kids on the Autism spectrum can be very, very difficult to feed for a number of reasons. Some kids are more extreme than others but it's a pretty universal concern among many Autism parents, including myself. What's something that your kiddo with Autism loves to eat but you feel like a horrible parent for letting them? My Emmett is very difficult to feed because he's so profoundly impact my sensory issues that he can only tolerate certain foods and it seems like the list is always shrinking. As parents to these amazingly beautiful but challenging children, we tend to have a fall back or go to food. This is something that we are reasonably sure that our kids…
I'm very much overwhelmed by the boys at this point. I love them completely and will never give up but I'm absolutely overwhelmed. Earlier in the week I shared a post about how Dr. Pattie and I are concerned about the boys (Elliott and Emmett) and the emotional challenges they seem to be facing. No one is labeling them with anything but their behavior is very concerning. Elliott overreacts to everything and it's usually because he misinterprets what he hears. His perception can be skewed and he reacts based on what he thinks or feels is going on around him. He gets so bent out of shape over simple words and is frequently screaming I hate being me. It's so heartbreaking. 💔 Emmett is beginning to do…
Wordpress totally chewed this post up and spit it out because it absolutely disappeared. I'll just sum this up and publish it so that I can share the good news and move on with my night. :-) The boys are spending the night at my parents for a send night in a row. This means that I will have another night to myself without the kids. I have no plans because you know, I have no life outside of my kids. I don't really have many real life friends, at least close by and I not dating anyone because I haven't figured that part of my life out just yet. Frankly, I'm not in a big hurry to figure that part of my life out. For now, I'll just take…
The boys are at my parents house tonight. They were supposed to be camping in the back yard but it's raining. Instead they are having a sleep over inside. Either way this amounts to me getting a night to myself for the first time in awhile. Weather permitting, they will be working with my Dad and younger brother, to rebuild our childhood treehouse. This is a very cool idea but I'm not sure how well it's going to go. My boys have very limited attention spans and almost zero impulse control at times. lol They are very much excited about this and if they get rained out, I know they will be bummed. At the same time, they are also spending time with their cousin and that will more…
While the boys were only there for 3 days this week because of the holiday and being sick, they still did amazingly awesome. Below is their class dojo report for the week and I'm pretty darn proud.. 😀❤️👍
I've been an absentee writer as of late and that's because I haven't been feeling well. I'm not sleeping well at night, usually because one or both of the boys isn't sleeping. Whatever it is that my body is fighting off isn't going to leave easily. Anyway, this would be a great opportunity for you to browse the archives or visit and read The Autism Daily. I haven't had a break in awhile and I'm burning out. I will catch you all up later on tonight, assuming I'm feeling better.
I think it's pretty safe to say that most parents learn to read their children. Most parents are able to recognize that their child is upset, stressed, worried or scared. In many cases, they can talk to their child and learn more about whatever is going on. What happens when your child has something like Autism and they either can't speak or struggle with expressive language? I don't have a tremendous amount of experience with the non-verbal side of the Autism spectrum but my youngest was believed to be non-verbal for the first 4 years of his life and was also thought to be deaf, until an ABR proved otherwise. I remember how difficult it was to try and figure out what he was experiencing. It was heartbreaking because…