Rain Rain go away

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I hate how grey it is out today, its just pouring like crazy. Almost looks

like dusk.

Is anyone else catching the JFK stuf on the history channel this week??

Facinating.

Shaye

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My daughter always has trouble with the season changes she does get sick sometimes and her behavior changes. Not a whole lot you can do

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My 4 year old began obsessing about the weather and early nightfall after daylight savings time ended last October. It worsened in late December as the days grew shorter and shorter. By January he was looking out the window 50-100 times in one evening and would ask me if it was getting dark yet about 50 times and he would have terrible anxiety attacks and would cry--all I could do was hold him and tell him everything was going to be okay. It got so bad I even thought about having him put on medication. I researched medications and read about the bad side effects so I didn't do that. I contacted MHMR Texana to have him assessed by a psychologist. He got on a waiting list for a behavior training and treatment program. When the days began to get longer in the spring he got a little better but he was still looking out the window a lot. The springtime rains began and his anxiety shifted to rain, thunder and lightning. He started preschool and he would get very upset at school when it stormed. The staff suggested ear phones, playing loud music, creating a social stories book and gave me PECs (picture exchange communication cards) about weather conditions and they told him rain made the trees, grass and plants grow and let him plant a lima bean in soil and gave him a watering can so he could water it--and it grew very tall. An in-home trainer with the school district we're zoned for went to his school to observe him and then she came to our home to observe him and she suggested we tell him he could only look out the window four times a night and he could only ask mommy two times if it was getting dark--that helped a little too but it usually ended up in a yelling match. When daylight savings time began again he regressed a little bit. Then in June when it rained the entire month he was forced to deal with it and he became a little desensitized. Currently, he gages the waning sunshine to dictate when he eats dinner and when he takes a bath. It's the funniest thing, he will keep looking out the window until it's just that right shade of sunset red/orange then he'll suddenly announce, "it's time to take a bath." He has come along way since last fall and isn't nearly as bad as he use to be. The things that seemed to help him cope were maturity, increased exercise (he got a trampoline for Christmas), social stories book about weather conditions, keeping busy in the evenings with his favorite activities and taking Melatonin 30 minutes before bedtime to help him sleep. Also, I keep a couple of his favorite security blankets in the car so if it starts to rain he can hold his blankets up to his face or cover his eyes. A few weekends ago we actually went out to dinner at Pappasitos and we sat outside where the dining area is well lit and when it got dark he looked over his shoulder and said, "mommy it's dark" and I said that's okay you don't need to look out the window (because there weren't any)! Next week he is starting ABA at Texana's BTTC and he will be targeting some of these problem behaviors so I can only hope with time things will get even better.

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I just started my daughter in tri-cal and tri-mag it it for stress and anxietys it is all natural ,and of course comes in a pill so it has to be mixed in food. It works well for nighttime also to help rest easier. I got it from wellness resources.com. I have a friend on the internet that is a biologist very smart when it comes to these all naturals also has an autisic child. My daughter also has trouble with time change , but not as bad as your son. She is 6 just started Kindergarten. She has ocd's, and anxietys as well. I hope you get the help you are looking for. I know what you mean about the meds I tried Noelle on celexa after a month I took her off she was getting aggressive and it was not worth it. She has calmed since I stopped. Good Luck