I need to figure out what’s causing my son with #autism such distress
We are struggling with #Autism related school anxiety and I can't figure this out... 😯
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October 12, 2015
Lost a little bit of faith in today…but I’m getting it back
When your morning begins with meltdowns, I tends to sorta set the tone for the rest of the day. It's definitely a rough morning but check out why it got better.
October 2, 2015
We had a massive meltdown this morning
This morning was nothing but one gigantic meltdown and I think I already spent my ration of energy for the day. 😫 Emmett was so upset this morning because he had a tummy ache and didn't want to go to school. The reality is that his tummy ache is anxiety because he is so anxious about everything in his life. He genuinely loves school and isn't getting picked on or anything like that. Part of the issue this morning was his shoes and socks. They just didn't feel right and by the time I was able to fix that, we were already 15 minutes late for school. Emmett was also worried because he has to take his shoes off at Martial Arts and putting them back on, isn't something…
September 28, 2015
A morning full of massive meltdowns
This morning was a particularly tough one for Mr. Emmett. I'm not sure what was going on but he was absolutely having a rough morning. He spent a large part of the morning, freaking out because his shoes felt funny. I bet you we put them on and took them off about 10 times before he was okay with them. It's not his fault and they truly do not feel right to him. He did eventually settle down and we were able to get him to school, while Elliott and Inheaded off to his 9am appointment with Dr. Reynolds. This was a rough morning but Emmett walked through the doors of his school with a smile and that alone makes it all worth it. 😀
September 21, 2015
We just survived a massive, massive meltdown
From the moment I picked Elliott up from school, his anxiety level was building and building. He may tell me what he thinks is wrong but I just don't think that it's very accurate. Based on his enormously raging meltdown, I feel like what he's telling me is missing key pieces of information, needed to figure out how to help him. There is no consoling him. There is no reasoning with him because that trains already left the station. I now have a headache and my stress level has been taken through the roof. 😱
September 15, 2015
Let the meltdowns begin
The boys are now home and it's nice to have them back. That said, poor Emmett is way overstimulated and you know what that means. That's right, meltdowns. We are having quite a few this afternoon already and they haven't been present. 😫
September 13, 2015
Gavin had his first meltdown in almost a year :(
While at therapy tonight, Gavin was building with this castle set. It wasn't going together easily and he began to get frustrated. I asked him if he was okay and suggested he take a break. Gavin got really upset and started standing on the side of his ankles, if you can picture that. When he does this, it looks like his foot was just snapped off. Anyway, he was starting to hit himself but nothing too serious. I tried to de-escalate the situation but the meltdown engine had already turned over. This is scary for me because I'm beginning to see him slipping more and more. On the positive side and much to Gavin's credit, this wasn't anything super significant. Dr. Pattie and I eventually back out of it and…
August 20, 2015
It’s been a multiple meltdown Monday
Deep breath... Count to 10.... Get your butt in timeout.... Those are the things I kept telling myself today as I tried my best to help the kids make it through what turned out to be a very, very challenging day. Elliott has had no less than 6 meltdowns today. Emmett put his name on the ballot with a few meltdowns himself as well. The most concerning for me personally though was Gavin. For the sake of keeping this post brief, I'll just say that Gavin's spent a large part of today being very frustrated with himself. He's right on the edge of having a full blown stomping, kicking, screaming and self injurious meltdown. It's been so long since I've seen him like this and I'm not sure what's…
August 17, 2015