Give me a GREAT story about your child. A Love Thread. :) - Page 3

[earthmama369]

DS (3) has SPD with a lot of auditory filtering issues. We had to pull him out of all activities last year because group settings were just too overwhelming and uncomfortable for him. He's been working with an OT and just growing like a weed and maturing over the past few months, and for the spring semester of our homeschool co-op, he ASKED to join a class! This is huge, huge, huge. He's gone to three so far and has participated at least part of the class every time. They do nature walks and learn about where different animals live, and he was pulled in by the beaver dam. He loves the beaver characters in Narnia and the chance to learn about real beavers was so exciting for him.

[HarperRose]

Earthmama, that is WONDERFUL!!!


When she was in 1st grade, 2 months into the school year, I took Rachel (now 8) out to homeschool her. She was distraught going to school every morning. Her stress level was too high, she couldn't function, she was sick daily.

The day I took her out, she breathed a sigh of relief and you could SEE the weight come off her shoulders. She so desperately needed a break.

Toward the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, she talked about school a bit more, in a positive manner. I kept it light, told her we'd just take things a day at a time. I'd been unschooling her, following her lead, which meant getting her a workbook when she wanted it but not setting any structure to her learning process. It seemed to REALLY be what she needed.

When we moved across the country, she *asked* to go back to school. We enrolled her in November (took a few weeks to catch her up on her shots, which have no exemptions here [medical is extremely difficult and has been overturned]) and she & Max (ASD, 10 yrs) both have had WONDERFUL experiences here. It's a smaller school, which helps Max A LOT and it just works for them.

I was so happy to see her go to school without being sick. To ASK to go. And still, she never wants to stay home. She wakes up happy everyday.

[themamamama]

I can't resist a love thread. Hooray for progress and sweet kiddos!

DS, 4, ASD, has always been really jealous of my attention where other kids are concerned. He would get really agitated if I paid too much attention to one of his friends at daycare, and if I held a baby, he would try to pull him/her out of my arms. So, we were really worried about what would happen when his baby brother was born. Would he be really aggressive with him? Would he melt down if I held the baby too much? But, from the moment he met his brother, he just knew he was special, and he was ours. He is every bit as much in love with the baby as DH and I are. He loves to put his face right up close to the baby's face and just smile at him. He loves to give him kisses. He understands that when baby needs to eat, I can't come help him right away. We still have to watch them very carefully together because he doesn't understand how to be gentle, but it is just wonderful, almost miraculous, to see how much love he feels for this tiny invader he now has to share me with. And I am so proud of him for adjusting so well to all the changes.

[DaughterOfKali]

Subbing to remember to come back to this later.
(right now I'm browsing a new site/networking for parents with children on the autism spectrum.)

[StephandOwen]

This goes along with the thread I posted on ds's wonderful update...

Yesterday I picked ds up from school and his aide told me ds literally had everyone in tears. They were in library and ds wanted to sit in a certain spot, when the librarian told him to sit in another spot. The librarian told him to please move to the other spot. Normally this is something that would cause ds to explode. The aide said he saw ds's eyes start to glaze over (which is what happens before he explodes). Everyone (teachers/aide/librarian) were holding their breath. Then suddenly ds took a deep breath and said "okay" while he got up and moved to where the librarian wanted him!!!! That is AMAZING for him! He's had 8 great school days in a row now, which is the longest stretch he's ever had!!

[HarperRose]

OMG, Steph. That is astounding!!! WOW! WAY TO GO, BUDDY!!!

DaughterofKali, would you PM me that info? Thanks/.

Themamamama, that is precious!

[marieangela]

My 14month dd was on my lap in the dining room of my parent's house while my dad was watching the hockey (Penguins) game the other day. The Pens scored and my dad threw his head back and said "He shoots and scooores!" like he tends to do. My daughter, who doesn't really have any words and rarely mimics things, through her head back and said "ooor". It was adorable.

[Lindsay1234]

SHE CRAWLED!!! SHE CRAWLED!!!!

13 month old dd2 crawled for the first time last night!

Happy happy joy joy!

[JSerene]

My 5 year old was sick and in the ED over the weekend. The doc came in and wanted to do a throat culture. She panicked and would not let him do it. When he finally gave up and left, she calmed down and explained, "no way am I letting him touch my uvula." In the middle of that bad time, this gave me a smile. My sweet, articulate girl.