Just when I was getting comfy
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Just when I was getting comfy
| Mon, 03-27-2006 - 8:02am |
OK, so just in case I was getting comfy with the idea that Liam's autism isn't as bad as we had thought and that perhaps it was the now stable bipolar behavior we were confusing it with he goes and turns me on my head....again!!
I took Liam to see The Shaggy Dog yesterday; he repeated entire phrases of the movie as it went on, rocked back on forth, kicked his legs (even the lady in front of him had to ask him to stop kicking the chair:(, and basically stimmed through the entire movie, althoiugh he did seem to enjoy the experience overall.

Yeah, it can come and go in waves. When Mike was that age sometimes when he was in a good place I would think I was crazy and there where no problems. Then in a week the behaviors would be back or something new would come up and I would realize that I wasn't crazy.
As Cait has gotten older with intervention, many of her difficult behaviors have gotten better. In some ways she seems more Aspie just because perhaps I can see it in the ways she thinks, but she functions much better and can "Pass" out in public places as just a quirky kid if folks don't understand autism.
With Mike it has definitely become more pronounced in his autism. I often think this was because he really didn't get the right interventions until he was about 8 or 9. We had been trying and struggling since he was 3 but his intelligence and our denial just kept us going in the wrong directions. He really has made alot of improvements in the past year but he is unmistakenably on the spectrum.
Renee
Dee,
I have that with Nathan too. His autie traits seem to come and go as well. Just yesterday, my MIL and SIL came into town to do some shopping, and decided to "pop" in for a quick visit. Nathan usually does ok with these kinds of things, but not yesterday. He spent most of his time upstairs. And when he did come down (because I had asked him too!), he paced, ran in circles and waved his arms all around. Then he came up to us in the living room...and just stood there, looking all around, up at the ceiling....and pretty much disconnected himself. I saw the look that my MIL and SIL had on their faces. In a way, I was glad that they got to see him that way....they never really do. They seemed so worried and concerned. It was nice that they actually got a glimpse of it all.
But anyway, we're going thru alot of disconnecting with Nathan right now. I'm not sure why...maybe the weather getting warmer has something to do with it?!
michelle
I still remember the first times I got the look from my inlaws with each of the kids. The sudden realization that "Hey, Renee is not crazy. These kids really are different". For us it was at typical kid activities. For Cait it was gynastics at 3 and Mike it was one of his kindie performances in school (I think, not positive on the situation but I remember the look)
Too bad they keep forgetting and need frequent reminders so I have seen the look on a number of occasions.
Renee