Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Wow, that's great!!!! What is your son's diagnosis? He seems to be really emotive lately! ~ Karin The Hunny Family wrote: > Yesterday morning, got up an hour before me. > > When I came downstairs at 8am and sat beside him on the couch, he said > to me, " Your glasses are broken. " Now, these are super-thick glasses; I > am legally blind without them or my contacts. If I rip or lose a > contact, I need these glasses to live. I asked him where they were, and > he went to fetch them from under the television stand. (definitely NOT > where I left them.) One arm band was hideously bent. > > " How did they get broken? " I asked. > > " I don't know. " > > " You know. How did they get broken, ? " > > " I DON'T KNOW! " > > Now at this point, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, > as I have seen the kitten carrying all manner of strange things around. > But all of a sudden, he screamed at me, ran upstairs, and slammed the > door of his bedroom. Now this was an admission of guilt if ever I saw > one. Shortly after, he came back. > > " Why did you leave? " > > " You were saying wrong words to me. " > > " Okay, how's this -- how did my glasses get downstairs? " > > " Well, I was wearing them. " > > <sigh> > > " I've told you NOT to wear them. " > > In typical fashion, he changed the subject. " Can we play Candyland > on the computer now? " > > " No. As punishment, we can't play candyland until AFTER 12pm. " > > He didn't like that, but had no choice. So I made breakfast and went > upstairs to shower. While I was in the shower, he came in and said, > " See what I made you?! " > > I looked around the curtain. He had CUT three hearts out of > construction paper, and written the word 'love' on each one. > AWWWWWW!!!! He was sucking up, and it was GLORIOUS!!!!!!!! I just > burst into tears, but he didn't notice since water was pounding down on > my head anyway. :-) > > Guilt! He feels guilt! Atonement! He wanted to atone! How UTTERLY > exciting! > > Jacquie > PS As soon as he wasnt' winning as quickly as he wanted to at > Candyland, he threw a giant wobbler and refused to play. <sigh> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Wow - and he's made that much progress!!!! That really gives me hope that one day I will hold some kind of a conversation with my child. :-) ~ Karin The Hunny Family wrote: > > > > Wow, that's great!!!! What is your son's diagnosis? He seems to be > > > really emotive lately! > > > > > > > His diagnosis at 3 was moderate/severe autism/pdd. > > I forgot: moderate/severe autism/pdd with profound language delay. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 > He had CUT three hearts out of construction paper, and written the word 'love' on each one < jacquie, that is so INCREDIBLY awesome!!! :-D sorry about your glasses tho :-/ " Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 > Wow, that's great!!!! What is your son's diagnosis? He seems to be > really emotive lately! > His diagnosis at 3 was moderate/severe autism/pdd. He's 6 now, and some people have suggested I have him re-evaluated for Asperger's, but he really doesn't fit the Asperger's dx at all. Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 > > Wow, that's great!!!! What is your son's diagnosis? He seems to be > > really emotive lately! > > > > His diagnosis at 3 was moderate/severe autism/pdd. I forgot: moderate/severe autism/pdd with profound language delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 > Wow - and he's made that much progress!!!! That really gives me hope > that one day I will hold some kind of a conversation with my child. :-) There IS hope! I copied this post of mine from the archives. It was written to the list in March 2000. was 3 1/2. I'm pasting here to show you that our kids DO change and grow. :-) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: " Jacquie vonHunnius " Date: Thu Mar 2, 2000 9:49 pm Subject: Just In Case I thought I would send out one last post tonight, to say that if I have sounded at all offensive, I haven't meant to be at all. has taken to waking at 6 a.m. or so - 2 1/2 hours earlier than before. I used to set the alarm early so I could have an hour of time to myself - I'm a SAHM, so you know it was the only time I got, but now I get no time at all unless I lock myself in the bathroom - and you know what a good idea *that* is. This morning, he climbed up on his headboard (at least that's what we think) and fell off, at 5:45. He spent the whole morning being oppositional. I'd offer a choice of two things (eggs or cereal, etc); he'd choose one; I'd give it to him, he'd scream, " no like X!! " and then scream whatever the other choice was. Finally at 9 I gave up and went to wake up dh (on afternoons this week). Ran 's bath. ( " NO LIKE BATH! " ) DH still in bed. Pull 's pants off, ( " NO! PANTS ON!). He was covered from ribs to feet in poop. I sat on the bathroom floor, put my head in my hands and cried. DH came in to take over, I sat on the bed and cried. I had to pee, I sat on the toilet and cried. I cried for 2 hours this morning. I am just so tired. I'm tired of giving and giving and giving to this child and not even ever being noticed any more than he notices his arm. I'm tired of trying to get him to play group, him screaming all the way so that I could bawl myo own head off, so that when we get there with all the other moms I'm too emotionally drained to talk toany of them - not that they have any idea what to say to me. (I finally gave up going. The fight to get there was too painful). I've lived here 7 months and don't know anyone. I'm tired of being ordered around by someone who is incapable of conversation. I'm tired of all the stupid precocious children on TV commercials. I'm tired of having my prescence constantly demanded by someone who then proceeds to ignore me - but requires me in the room AT ALL TIMES, so he can ignore me at his leisure.... I could go on for hours, and I didn't mean to go on at all. I just want to say, if anyone feels offended or hurt by anything I've written tonight, I'm sorry. At no time have I intended to contradict or challenge anyone. I'm just so tired. Jacquie agh. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 > >Guilt! He feels guilt! Atonement! He wanted to atone! How UTTERLY >exciting! Wow, wow, wow. I just love it. How sweet! Amy H--in Michigan Kepler 5 ASD and Bethany 6 1/2 NT " Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. " ~ Jefferson _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 That was so great of you to look this up and send it on. I'm in amazement at this whole thing and the different levels and progress. It is such a unique journey and yet we are all in the same neck of the woods together, I can hear you all from where I'm walking. :-) ~ Karin The Hunny Family wrote: > > > > Wow - and he's made that much progress!!!! That really gives me hope > > that one day I will hold some kind of a conversation with my child. :-) > > There IS hope! > > I copied this post of mine from the archives. It was written to the list in > March 2000. was 3 1/2. I'm pasting here to show you that our kids DO > change and grow. :-) > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > From: " Jacquie vonHunnius " Date: Thu Mar 2, 2000 9:49 pm > Subject: Just In Case > > > I thought I would send out one last post tonight, to say that if I have > sounded at all offensive, I haven't meant to be at all. > > has taken to waking at 6 a.m. or so - 2 1/2 hours earlier than before. > I used to set the alarm early so I could have an hour of time to myself - > I'm a SAHM, so you know it was the only time I got, but now I get no time at > all unless I lock myself in the bathroom - and you know what a good idea > *that* is. This morning, he climbed up on his headboard (at least that's > what we think) and fell off, at 5:45. He spent the whole morning being > oppositional. I'd offer a choice of two things (eggs or cereal, etc); he'd > choose one; I'd give it to him, he'd scream, " no like X!! " and then scream > whatever the other choice was. Finally at 9 I gave up and went to wake up > dh (on afternoons this week). Ran 's bath. ( " NO LIKE BATH! " ) DH still > in bed. Pull 's pants off, ( " NO! PANTS ON!). He was covered from ribs > to feet in poop. > > I sat on the bathroom floor, put my head in my hands and cried. DH came in > to take over, I sat on the bed and cried. I had to pee, I sat on the toilet > and cried. I cried for 2 hours this morning. > > I am just so tired. I'm tired of giving and giving and giving to this child > and not even ever being noticed any more than he notices his arm. I'm tired > of trying to get him to play group, him screaming all the way so that I > could bawl myo own head off, so that when we get there with all the other > moms I'm too emotionally drained to talk toany of them - not that they have > any idea what to say to me. (I finally gave up going. The fight to get > there was too painful). I've lived here 7 months and don't know anyone. > I'm tired of being ordered around by someone who is incapable of > conversation. I'm tired of all the stupid precocious children on TV > commercials. I'm tired of having my prescence constantly demanded by > someone who then proceeds to ignore me - but requires me in the room AT ALL > TIMES, so he can ignore me at his leisure.... > > I could go on for hours, and I didn't mean to go on at all. I just want to > say, if anyone feels offended or hurt by anything I've written tonight, I'm > sorry. At no time have I intended to contradict or challenge anyone. I'm > just so tired. > > Jacquie > agh. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Karin - Yes! Never give up hope. Jacqui didn't not speak her first full sentence until she was in Kindergarten! ...and as for conversational speech...that didn't happen until sometime during first grade. She still has problems with pragmatics, etc...but is improving... Penny :-) Re: guilt! and sweetness! Wow - and he's made that much progress!!!! That really gives me hope that one day I will hold some kind of a conversation with my child. :-) ~ Karin The Hunny Family wrote: > > > > Wow, that's great!!!! What is your son's diagnosis? He seems to be > > > really emotive lately! > > > > > > > His diagnosis at 3 was moderate/severe autism/pdd. > > I forgot: moderate/severe autism/pdd with profound language delay. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 You have to admire his avoidance techniques. He and would be a good pair at that part! I think when it's happening, it's because they don't know how to respond to us and they want to be in that situation. I wonder if they could teach me? sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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