Showing posts with label nonverbal autistic children's frustrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nonverbal autistic children's frustrations. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2013

Where does Andrew want to go?

    Sunday Afternoon my elder daughter Anna and I took Andrew on a ride.  We first stopped at Lowe's and he jumped out of the car after I unbuckled his seat belt.  We picked up some lawn bags and I led the way through the fan and light isle for a bit of fun before we left.  Our second stop was supposed to be the park but, when we arrived Andrew did not want to get out.  No amount of coaxing was affective and I stopped trying when Andrew started growl and bite his hand.  Finally, I tried to stop at the gas station for a cold drink and Andrew did not want to get out there either.  So, I gave up and we went home.  I had to roll down the windows in the car and do yard work for about 45 minutes because Andrew did not want to get out of the car.   Finally, I opened Andrew's door and gave him the rest of my cold diet soda.  I unhooked his seat belt and told him it was too hot to stay outside.  Apparently Andrew agreed as we were able to go in.  I sincerely wish I could figure out what Andrew wanted.  Maybe he was holding out for fast food and was disappointed.  Not sure... it must be frustrating for him.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Friday


I find myself frustrated by my inabilty to easily upload photos. My computer is "dead" and if I want to blog at the moment I must use my family's Wii. As my eldest would say, This is a, "First World", problem. I yearn to post pictures of my guy at play. He is silly and endearing when he is happy.
These past weeks with my son have been interesting. We have painted, walked, cooked, cleaned and even played in the yard together. Most days my son has been pretty happy and has had angry out bursts only two or three times instead of daily.
I am hopeful that we are headed in the right direction. I dream of a day when I can have our drywall patched and it will stay "hole free". Maybe... just maybe... some day.