Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all :)
You may have seen a topic i prerviously posted very recently about my boys. Im a mom of 3. I have got my one boy through alot of the process to the point they have said its Autism and ADHD but it hasnt been put on paper as yet as hes yet to see a phsycotherapist and my other son hasnt even got to first screening yet. This in mind, I have so many questions, so please forgive me as no matter what i read it seems so vague. My main question being if this is the case, does my nearly 6 year old son know? is he aware of his autism and ADHD? If not when do they become aware of it? do you tell them or do you not say anything at all ( i wouldnt until it was on paper anyway). Also my one son has alot of hitting, bitting to others and himself, he uses baby talk and grunts, these things sometimes make me wonder is all this behaviour completely his condition OR is some of it just an average nearly 6 year olds behaviour? Im very confused. I know alot of the things he does isnt that of someone his age but say like when hes boundary pushing is that the nearly six year old or is it part of the condition or both? the reason i ask this as im so worried about time out if its something that cant be helped, in fact should i be time outing anyway? Im in a place where im questioning everything he does (not to him like i just think is this his way of saying i cant cope or is it him just being a head strong nearly 6 year old?) , im questioning everything we do like should i time out if his behaviour is unacceptable (but then it might not be his fault and so i dont want him to feel misunderstood). I often wonder if he knows as im scared that he might feel alone or isolated and i really dont want that. I mean he seems happy enough until hes in one of his outbursts but i am a worrier and the thought of them feeling misunderstood for even a second turns my stomach. If theres anyone out there with autism / ADHD or both a point of view and advice from you would be greatly appreciated as i just want to understand and do the best for my boys. My boys havent changed overnight and i would like to think that i know them every inch of the way however if theres anything i can do to understand the way they see the world then that can only benefit them surely? thank you for reading my post, and thank you in advance to anyone that can contribute, it means alot. Best Wishes, Lisa :)
Mums come up with an awesome plan that means I won't have to panic about finding over 20 different things to make (not enough funds to spare buying anything but materials) that each family member likes!
Cakes!
She says we're all going to have a major baking spree, and if I don't want to get hands on with the baking (I get hungry, the icing never lasts long around me and my sweet teeth) I can make little origami boxes for each cake slice or buscuit. :)
Everyone loves cakes! And if they don't, I'll eat it for them. ^^
Thor is an awesome movie :D Gotta hand it to Marvel Studio's, they're really on a roll, first X men, the Wolverine X men Origins (love Hugh Jackman, one of the things me and mum can both agree on), Iron Man, the Hulk, then Thor, now the Avenger's is in the works and another Wolverine movie! :D
Favourite character from Thor is definately Loki though, admittedly he's a sneaky back stabbing little monster but you can see he only does what he does with the best intentions, just a shame he went a little insane in the process. Plus Thor's not so bad to look at either. ;)
My TA is going to talk to the annoying art teacher today, or tomorrow, to explain why I'm so confused and whats confusing me. She looked just as lost when I tried to explain what the art teacher wanted me to do too. xD Shes bringing in nice art teacher as back up as well so hopefully that will be sorted by my next art lesson. The problem is I don't know how to tell teachers my problems without becoming defensive, because they get defensive, so its nice to know I've got a translator/mediator now. :)
Also, now I'm starting to get requests for interviews from uni's, nearly had a heart attack when the one I wanted asked me to go there in two weeks time on a wednesday. 1) Its wednesday, I have CAHM's. 2) Wednesday, mum won't be allowed off work. 3) The Uni's in Cornwall XD
They've been great to me when I've called them up before so here's hoping they'll be more flexible with me, already left a phone message so I can try and get things cleared up. :)
Hows your day been? Did the boys go for the balloon static trick in the end?