Re: I cannot come up with an amazing-enough subject line for this!

[Guest guest]

Wow!!! That is so incredible. I am so glad you are seeing these things.

Is this the TMG? We did not see these effects, but each child reacts

differently. WOW!! Congratulations, again! Sorry about the knitting.

Tamara

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Reply-To: parenting_autism

To: <parenting_autism >

Subject: I cannot come up with an amazing-enough subject

line for this!

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:43:09 -0500

I CAN'T believe this day! It's all crappy situations, but AMAZING things

are being revealed!

The scenario:

After several squabbles with , I settle down to vaccuum the downstairs

while he's upstairs. Suddenly I notice a half-empty freezie melting on the

side table. Fine, no problem, I go to pick it up...and find one sitting on

my needlepoint. The needlepoint I've been working on for SIX MONTHS. It's

very intricate, and it's the first one I've ever done that has been

flawless...

I call him downstairs, to make him pick up the freezie himself so I can

deliver a scolding for putting it on my knitting (what he calls my

needlepoint) and make him put it in the sink. Downstairs he comes, full of

attitude. I direct him to the table to pick it up, and as he does, I see

that the freezie has MELTED ONTO ON MY STITCHING! Onto the white and blue

sky, about 3x3 inches.

I start to cry; I can't help myself. But I am not prepared for what happens

next....

HE STARTS TO CRY!!!!!

He runs upstairs and slams himself into his room. I call my mom so I can

calm down and deal with him gently. I talk to her for about 10 minutes,

crying and laughing - mourning my needlepoint, rejoicing over this show of

empathy or guilt or whatever it is. At the end of ten minutes, he is still

crying. I go to his room and sit with him, silently except for the

occasional, " , stop crying. You don't need to cry. " Finally, he stops.

I ask, " Why are you crying? " He says, " I won't play on the computer or

watch tv or ANYTHING!!!!! " and starts weeping again. Again, I get him to

stop, and ask, " , why are crying? " " BECAUSE i RUINED YOUR KNITTING!!!! "

he wails, and begins weeping all over again.

I am dumbstruck.

Finally I calm him down and tuck him in for a rest, leaving the room. He

calls me back about 3 minutes later. " I ready to say I'm sorry, " he says.

THEN, he makes a motion like he's taking something out of his mouth. " See, "

he says, holding this invisible thing out to me, " I have sad in my mouth.

See? S-A-D. Sad. " And then he pops it back in.

I smooth his hair, and kiss his face, and tell him how much I love him...and

then I leave the room before he sees me cry again.

I am awestruck by this day.

Jacquie

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[Guest guest]

Connections Jacquie! He's making connections...

You are doing such a wonderful job!!!

Way to go you two!!!

Penny :-)

[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

You have an absolutely amazing son. I am really hoping that my kids become as

able to express themselves verbally as your son has. He is showing so much

progress over just the last year or so and it is inspiring.

Smiles!

37 year old wife to , 41

Mom to:

na-14-NT

Marilla-8-Autistic

Sherman-7-Autistic

Greilyn-2-NT (so far)

" It is never too late to start from where you are. The future is whatever you

want it to be. " Dr. , Port

" Do not think that what is hard for thee to master is impossible for man; but if

a thing is possible and proper to man, deem it attainable by thee. " Marcus

Aurelius (121-180) Meditations. vi. 19.

I cannot come up with an amazing-enough subject

line for this!

I CAN'T believe this day! It's all crappy situations, but AMAZING things are

being revealed!

The scenario:

After several squabbles with , I settle down to vaccuum the downstairs

while he's upstairs. Suddenly I notice a half-empty freezie melting on the side

table. Fine, no problem, I go to pick it up...and find one sitting on my

needlepoint. The needlepoint I've been working on for SIX MONTHS. It's very

intricate, and it's the first one I've ever done that has been flawless...

I call him downstairs, to make him pick up the freezie himself so I can

deliver a scolding for putting it on my knitting (what he calls my needlepoint)

and make him put it in the sink. Downstairs he comes, full of attitude. I

direct him to the table to pick it up, and as he does, I see that the freezie

has MELTED ONTO ON MY STITCHING! Onto the white and blue sky, about 3x3 inches.

I start to cry; I can't help myself. But I am not prepared for what happens

next....

HE STARTS TO CRY!!!!!

He runs upstairs and slams himself into his room. I call my mom so I can calm

down and deal with him gently. I talk to her for about 10 minutes, crying and

laughing - mourning my needlepoint, rejoicing over this show of empathy or guilt

or whatever it is. At the end of ten minutes, he is still crying. I go to his

room and sit with him, silently except for the occasional, " , stop crying.

You don't need to cry. " Finally, he stops. I ask, " Why are you crying? " He

says, " I won't play on the computer or watch tv or ANYTHING!!!!! " and starts

weeping again. Again, I get him to stop, and ask, " , why are crying? "

" BECAUSE i RUINED YOUR KNITTING!!!! " he wails, and begins weeping all over

again.

I am dumbstruck.

Finally I calm him down and tuck him in for a rest, leaving the room. He

calls me back about 3 minutes later. " I ready to say I'm sorry, " he says.

THEN, he makes a motion like he's taking something out of his mouth. " See, " he

says, holding this invisible thing out to me, " I have sad in my mouth. See?

S-A-D. Sad. " And then he pops it back in.

I smooth his hair, and kiss his face, and tell him how much I love him...and

then I leave the room before he sees me cry again.

I am awestruck by this day.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

Absolutely Amazing!!!

Sue

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OMG!! Remarkable, amazing child!!

Tuna

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I CAN'T believe this day! & nbsp; It's all crappy

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[Guest guest]

Holy Toledo!

who has fallen to floor in stunned silence

[Guest guest]

Sorry for your needlepoint, but that was so sweet of him!

Kerri

I cannot come up with an amazing-enough subject

line for this!

I CAN'T believe this day! It's all crappy situations, but AMAZING things are

being revealed!

The scenario:

After several squabbles with , I settle down to vaccuum the downstairs

while he's upstairs. Suddenly I notice a half-empty freezie melting on the side

table. Fine, no problem, I go to pick it up...and find one sitting on my

needlepoint. The needlepoint I've been working on for SIX MONTHS. It's very

intricate, and it's the first one I've ever done that has been flawless...

I call him downstairs, to make him pick up the freezie himself so I can

deliver a scolding for putting it on my knitting (what he calls my needlepoint)

and make him put it in the sink. Downstairs he comes, full of attitude. I

direct him to the table to pick it up, and as he does, I see that the freezie

has MELTED ONTO ON MY STITCHING! Onto the white and blue sky, about 3x3 inches.

I start to cry; I can't help myself. But I am not prepared for what happens

next....

HE STARTS TO CRY!!!!!

He runs upstairs and slams himself into his room. I call my mom so I can calm

down and deal with him gently. I talk to her for about 10 minutes, crying and

laughing - mourning my needlepoint, rejoicing over this show of empathy or guilt

or whatever it is. At the end of ten minutes, he is still crying. I go to his

room and sit with him, silently except for the occasional, " , stop crying.

You don't need to cry. " Finally, he stops. I ask, " Why are you crying? " He

says, " I won't play on the computer or watch tv or ANYTHING!!!!! " and starts

weeping again. Again, I get him to stop, and ask, " , why are crying? "

" BECAUSE i RUINED YOUR KNITTING!!!! " he wails, and begins weeping all over

again.

I am dumbstruck.

Finally I calm him down and tuck him in for a rest, leaving the room. He

calls me back about 3 minutes later. " I ready to say I'm sorry, " he says.

THEN, he makes a motion like he's taking something out of his mouth. " See, " he

says, holding this invisible thing out to me, " I have sad in my mouth. See?

S-A-D. Sad. " And then he pops it back in.

I smooth his hair, and kiss his face, and tell him how much I love him...and

then I leave the room before he sees me cry again.

I am awestruck by this day.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Jacquie:

Oh, was bad but he was also incredibly sweet. Sorry about the

needlepoint though.

Salli

[Guest guest]

>

" , stop crying. You don't need to cry. " Finally, he stops. I

ask, " Why are you crying? " He says, " I won't play on the computer or

watch tv or ANYTHING!!!!! " and starts weeping again. Again, I get

him to stop, and ask, " , why are crying? " " BECAUSE i RUINED YOUR

KNITTING!!!! " he wails, and begins weeping all over again.

>

> I am dumbstruck.

>

> Finally I calm him down and tuck him in for a rest, leaving the

room. He calls me back about 3 minutes later. " I ready to say I'm

sorry, " he says. THEN, he makes a motion like he's taking something

out of his mouth. " See, " he says, holding this invisible thing out

to me, " I have sad in my mouth. See? S-A-D. Sad. " And then he

pops it back in.

>

That is awesome! What a great response from him. And the sad in his

mouth, very imaginative. I always feel guilty when I yell at

for something she is doing & she starts crying but I the same time

I'm thinking " Yay! I got a response out of her! " Most of the time it

doesn't phase her when we're angry about something she's done though.

Tracey