Yesterday was the first day of Extended School Year for the boys. It started last week but we were in Boston or the genetic study. I stopped to talk to one of the supervisors about what was said while we were at the study. Jon has been doing this thing lately where he makes a sound like this
He does this all.day! All effing day!
Meanwhile, this is Matthew at the same time Jon is doing his Wookie act.
Chris started in on the act with "I.AM.A.ROBOT!"
It makes for an interesting time. This is my house all day. Someone needs a new stimming pattern, mama needs a break!
I'm a Special Education teacher and Reading Specialist. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have 4 boys, ages 14, 7 year old twins and a 5 year old. Our 14 year old is gifted. One of our twins has PDD_NOS, Apraxia, and Learning Disabilities, his brother has Aspergers, Learning Disabilities, and Anxiety. Our 5 year old has a 16p11.2 duplication, apraxia, dysarthria, and PDD_NOS.
Listen to MUSNT's childListen to the DONT'SListen to the SHOULDNT'SThe IMPOSSIBLES the WONT'SListen to the NEVER HAVESThan Listen close to me ANYTHING can happen childANYTHING can be. -Shel Silverstein
I don't think the worst thing that could happen to me is having a child with special needs. I think the worst thing would be to raise a child who is cruel to people with special needs." ~ Matthew Mickelson Butman
The Autism Pizza
It's a good explanation of how things line up on the spectrum.
1. The Crust: Lack of Social Interaction (poor eye contact, not sharing interests with you, no pointing/gesturing)
2. The Sauce: Impaired Communication (possibly no speech, poor conversation skills, repetitive language, echolalia, no make-believe play)
3. The Cheese: Stereotypical Activities & Interests (extreme routine, strong interest in certain things, stimming [flapping, atypical play, etc.] -- like spinning wheels, lining toys up, stacking, etc.)
If you have all of those things: crust, sauce, cheese, you made an Autism pizza. It might have different toppings, but you can look at it and know it's still a pizza. If your pizza doesn't have sauce, that's Aspergers's. If your pizza is missing more than that but still kind of looks like a pizza, that's PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified)
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