Hi all,
My name is Jo, I have 5 children who are undiagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, my youngest is 3 and she is non verbal, she also has PICA and tries to eat and drink things that she shouldn't if left playing. I have recently been having an issue with the nursery and her wanting to wear a coat or warm jumper, if anyone has any advice on this I would be incredibly grateful.
My daughter uses hand pulling and vocal stimming and echoaila sorry cant spell it, she cant tell you her name or how old she is, she learns through gestalt so doesnt understand normal boundaries such as being told No for spitting her milk or juice in to her toys to pretend its a muddy puddle. As cute as this sounds, its a night mare for having to clean and I am worried that she will do this in public and other people won't understand.
Further more she doesn't have a great sleep routine, she can't seem to wind down when it comes to bedtime and the earlier you get her to sleep the more awake she is after midnight, as I have said I have 5 kids on the spectrum 4 are living at home, my older children show traits of ADHD and autism, my 17 year old is dyslexic as well and this has gone either unnoticed or noone at school told me. My 11 year old daughter has emotional dysregulation.
Also, bedrooms - how is everyone combating bedrooms especially with pica?
I am also awaiting testing for both autism and adhd. Sorry for info dumping.
Look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance.
Jo
