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Archive for October, 2008

Defiant on all levels

I have not really had anything positive to say my last few postings. Unfortunately my son’s level of defiance is just increasing.  He is having several tantrums a day and it’s starting to interfere with therapy. He will just scream for 3 hours straight.
It also interferes with regular daily life, because he is throwing tantrums [...]

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Weekend tantrums

My son has been improving in his therapies according to the data.  But he has been having A LOT of emotional distress and not a happy camper.
Maybe our separation is getting to him and he is not getting the attention from his father that he wants and needs?? I don’t know.
Yesterday he was with his [...]

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Feeling better

I know my previous post was sort of a downer (sorry), but the reality is, it gets hard sometimes.
I need to vent and feeling much better this week. I think I just felt so isolated and frustrated that certain family just didn’t seem to help or support.
At any rate, therapy went well this week for DS [...]

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Autism Vent

I am not sure if you all know this, but for me, Autism is a lonely path.  I don’t think I can explain the evil looks I get on a daily basis when I’m out with my son.  He is still learning and doesn’t quite connect or get things yet, so he has frequent meltdowns.  [...]

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Technically, I don’t see letters, but my son does.
He sees letters in everything. He can look at curtains pull back and see an upside down ‘V’.  He’ll look at a chair from the side and see the letter ‘L’.  He has now taken this on to be a sport and will do it all the [...]

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