Ignorance is bliss. It’s also a good tactic when dealing with truculent, self-opinionated and tantruming children. Following on from my last post on self-awareness, our fae has upped the ante on her behaviour and has decided that she is a ‘hunter’ and that hunters ‘do what they want’ This is an interesting concept from someoneContinue reading “Ignorance is bliss”
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Self-awareness
Recently, we have once again been struggling with our daughter’s behaviour. This is a perennial problem that I wish only came around once a year, but is more like once every few weeks. Just when we think we are through the latest batch of rewiring / growth spurts / illness or whatever is causing theContinue reading “Self-awareness”
Making progress
Recently, I have had occasion to sit back and marvel at how far my daughter has come in the past year or so. A year ago, if you told me that she would be regularly eating school dinners, I would have raised an eyebrow. If you told me that she would – on a semiContinue reading “Making progress”
Are we nearly there yet?
Recently, it seems, the Fae took my (reasonably) amenable child – the one that will, on occasions, do as she’s told, and that doesn’t have a complete tantrum over anything – and replaced her, once again, with a screaming whirling demon. You’d think we’d be used to it by now, but this one was turnedContinue reading “Are we nearly there yet?”
Today’s mystery object
I think, once again, my daughter has invented her own version of a game. Twice a week, her grandparents pick her up from school, so twice a week she requests (read demands) that I drop off a toy at their house, for use in the evening’s activities. Think of it as a side quest: youContinue reading “Today’s mystery object”
I don’t care what it says
My daughter is officially diagnosed with autism. She was diagnosed in a time before levels, but having read them, I’d say she bounces somewhere between level 2 and 3. I don’t know if this is actually possible, but I feel it should be, as it is a condition that changes with age and therefore theContinue reading “I don’t care what it says”
They just won’t get it.
We had some family come to visit. This one statement always makes the bottom fall out of my stomach. Don’t get me wrong: we have relatives who live close by who I don’t think we could cope without – they have gone out of their way to make our lives easier, and I am soContinue reading “They just won’t get it.”
The myth of Socialisation
There are many myths surrounding spicy kids. My favourites are that all ASD children behave in set patterns. E.g. ALL of them will avoid eye contact – I know of some pediatricians that are guilty of this one and have denied diagnosis on the grounds of ‘they made eye contact with me’. Let me tellContinue reading “The myth of Socialisation”
Backseat driving
Our daughter loves numbers. I have mentioned this on more than one occasion. Her love of numbers and sheer boredom in the back of the car has meant that she started taking note of road numbers. She then started taking note of the GPS in the front of the car. This child only has aContinue reading “Backseat driving”
Books and butterflies
So, this week has been a little stressful. We had foolishly assumed with the recommencement of the school term things would settle down a bit. After all, I can drive again after healing from surgery (thank all the Gods I don’t believe in), half term is officially behind us, and routine can restart, right? Wrong.Continue reading “Books and butterflies”
