Update on a Aspie kid

It has been a while since we got a diagnosis on L. He is handling Speech therapy without too much fuss and he made it through his EEG and I wait until February.

Here is him hanging at the Neurologist.


Fortunately he was on a long enough leash that he could move throughout the room, watch tv, play video games, ect.

I started a FB page to keep track of what I am learning because sometimes blogging is so much work.

Today the focus is on scheduling. Auspie kids need a schedule that is not deviated upon unless the child has been informed a head of time. Lachy's Schedule is simple since he is really the social age of 3 rather than 5. No wonder he and Ben are best friends. I don't even come close to having it all together--I am still trying to understand the disorder. It is said that if you meet one Apsie child you have met ONE aspie child. There is not much consistency and although there are basics that are across the board, each child has to be treated differently. The trick is finding out what works and that is what I am doing. I am inundated with information and won't feel I have it under control ever.

I just found this book to download and now I am about to read it. Thoughts will follow I am sure but right now I have to pick E and T up from Saturday school. So I will return to delve deeper inot the aspects of this disorder. Note that te DSMV4 is no longer in effect and THE DSMV5 diagnosis requirements have changed. I will add that to when I get back.....


https://s3.amazonaws.com/autismsparks/Resources/AS-ebook.pdf

Another morning of Asperger's

I found this on a FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AspergerSyndromeAwareness

I have to keep remembering, my son doesn't think like other boys. He is almost in a world all his own. I almost want to thank those who were trying to convince me nothing was wrong because it is blissful at times being unaware. But we beat on, boats against the current, being swept ceaselessly into the past ...Gasby.

I am beating on while I look at a list primarily of Lachy appointment making or changing. I am working out the best caregivers with the distace and time waiting scale. Who will win? This race I propose in a state that believes life should be taken leisurally. I disagree. There is little time and much to do. I wish there were more hours during the day. I wish I could just "think" what needs to be in place and have it magically fall there!

-His next Behavioral Therapy is at noon in Orlando. So Friday 9:00 speech therapy, 12:00 Behavioral Therapy and 3:00 Terminix.
--Busy day and it will help me stay focused except when my mind wanders to things past. I need to learn to leave the things I do not trust in my past. The problem is I will always keep that smidgen of trust and a heap load of hope.