Every October, the schools have a week off for a Fall break. Luckily for a us, that break coincided with a band, that we all like, playing concert in Los Angeles. Since we were going to be there anyway we decided to go to Disneyland and catch a volleyball game at USC. We would also visit some family members while there so it was going to be a busy 5 days. We were careful to keep RS informed of the schedule. Read more
I haven’t posted anything in a while. Things have been very smooth, with school in full swing and volleyball going on again. RS is all about her routine! With a schedule and a routine in place -life was good in our house! Of course, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. I hate that I can’t just appreciate the moment and live in that moment, but I think when you are dealing with Aspergers you are always waiting for the next hurdle. Read more
RS has school volleyball tryouts this week and for the last 2 weeks she’s been so negative and down in herself. She’s saying things like ” I won’t make the team.” ” I’m not that good.” Then we had a situation with a mean girl at school telling her that she goes to so many volleyball camps because she sucks and needs the help. ( Which is not the case!)
We have been watching a lot of Olympic volleyball this last week and noticed that beach player April Ross was wearing a Giving Keys necklace. Read more
When a child throws a temper tantrum the tantrum stops when they get what they want. A meltdown is an involuntary response to a person with autism being over stimulated. There is very little that be done to stop it other than, trying to remove the things that may be causing the over stimulation and letting time pass.
2 years ago RS decided she wanted to play volleyball. RS never really liked to try new things, new experiences really make her uncomfortable. We had tried playing softball and she did not seem to enjoy it, so we were a little hesitant. Eventually, we signed her up at the local YMCA and she got on a team with a fantastic coach. The coach was great with the kids-it was obvious she enjoyed doing it. RS was pretty good as it turned out, and really liked it so she would spend hours in the back yard practicing. Read more
A year ago, when mom and I decided it was time to get serious about helping our daughter figure out ‘what was wrong with her’ (which, I know now IS SUCH A WRONG STATEMENT), we scheduled an appointment with her pediatrician. None of us knew what to expect, and mom and I did nothing to set an expectation with our daughter about why we were going, or what to expect (something else, I know now, created even more anxiety in our daughter). We thought we HAD to get a referral to a therapist from the pediatrician. Read more