AW Wednesday

[mightymaude]

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[mightymaude]

DS turned 10 and is basically a brand new kid. Does that happen right before the teens?

He is taking out the trash and recycling without being asked, and it isn't even one of his chores.

He is keeping his room clean because he realized he likes it more that way.

He is doing his laundry because I am too slow (whatever works, lol).

On Sunday he did minor first aid on his sister (she ripped a toenail off) because DH was in the shower and I was at the store. Not only did he not faint (he faints when he gets a paper cut) but he was able to calm her down when I am normally the only one able to do it and did an excellent job trimming and bandaging.

[waverly]

DS has his last OT appointment next week. We are taking the summer off and re-evaluating next year if he needs more therapies or not. I think eye for sure. But it will just be nice to have a 4 month break.

He’s still not coordinated at all but he does his sports like a champ despite not having any natural talent. A great can do attitude about almost everything (except shoe tying).

[funchicken]

DD1's drama club had their performance on Monday, and she LOVED it. One of the girls from her class who came to watch came up to her afterward and told her she was amazing. She wants to keep taking classes next year.

DD2 let us take the training wheels off of her bike, and she wants to ride it all the time now. Yesterday she rode around the track for an hour while DD1 was at soccer practice.

[akafred]

Things are really really good right now. DD's anxiety is manageable, and the combo of meds is not only managing the hyperactivity and impulsivity (which is impressive alone because not our experience to date), but also her focus. She has advanced reading levels significantly and is answering the comprehension questions instead of refusing. I asked her teacher to observe her the last few weeks of school and push her just a bit outside her comfort zone and see how she responds academically. DD tends to get complacent in "easy" work because she has perfectionist tendencies and doesn't like to try the new work she hasn't mastered yet. I am really hammering that people learn best by making mistakes, and celebrating each mistake we see.

[sahara78]

I took DD over to my friend’s house last week. She has triplet 1 year olds, and DD hates crying. As we were driving over, DD said if they start to cry, she could cover her ears and walk away. It was nice to see her trying to think of a plan to deal with stressful situations. In the past, DD would cry & yell “Lets go home!” if they started crying.

[miranda]

May 2, 2018 19:07:00 GMT -5 mightymaude said:

DS turned 10 and is basically a brand new kid. Does that happen right before the teens?

He is taking out the trash and recycling without being asked, and it isn't even one of his chores.

He is keeping his room clean because he realized he likes it more that way.

He is doing his laundry because I am too slow (whatever works, lol).

On Sunday he did minor first aid on his sister (she ripped a toenail off) because DH was in the shower and I was at the store. Not only did he not faint (he faints when he gets a paper cut) but he was able to calm her down when I am normally the only one able to do it and did an excellent job trimming and bandaging.

WOW. DS just turned 10 and instead of becoming more responsible I think he's gone backwards. He conned me out of $30 just for helping with yard work this weekend.

[funchicken]

Lol, miranda, I'm not getting any extra chores out of my 10 year old either!

[miranda]

DS has expanded his group of friends. One of his new friends is one he goes to church with. Next year they start the beginnings of "youth group" and he's excited about it. He and this friend are going to church sleep-away camp for a week 5 hours away from us this summer. I'm both terrified and elated.

DS's other new friends are of the sports variety. He is joining his first organized sport this summer- soccor- with these same kids.

DS doesn't have "super powers" like some ASD kids. But he did get Madden NFL for his birthday and I'm constantly gobsmacked at how well he can play it and how much he understands about sports. He even schools DH with his sports knowledge.

Unlike mightymaude, DS turning 10 has only turned him into a tweenager. He has some serious attitude and the smells emanating from him are noxious. The goal for this week is to get him to voluntarily use deodorant.

[mightymaude]

May 7, 2018 9:54:54 GMT -5 miranda said:

DS has expanded his group of friends. One of his new friends is one he goes to church with. Next year they start the beginnings of "youth group" and he's excited about it. He and this friend are going to church sleep-away camp for a week 5 hours away from us this summer. I'm both terrified and elated.

DS's other new friends are of the sports variety. He is joining his first organized sport this summer- soccor- with these same kids.

DS doesn't have "super powers" like some ASD kids. But he did get Madden NFL for his birthday and I'm constantly gobsmacked at how well he can play it and how much he understands about sports. He even schools DH with his sports knowledge.

Unlike mightymaude, DS turning 10 has only turned him into a tweenager. He has some serious attitude and the smells emanating from him are noxious. The goal for this week is to get him to voluntarily use deodorant.

I think DS is going to be a late bloomer. He has always been really small (at his well check on Mon he was a whopping 52" and 60 lbs) and definitely doesn't need deodorant yet. Maybe that's contributing to the attitude respite.

[bugandbibs]

DS was getting super frustrated at free time yesterday at preschool while playing in the kitchen area. His teacher watched him start to get frustrated and tightening his body/fists and while she was walking over there, he took a deep breath and just walked away. No yelling, no grabbing, no fuss, no getting an adult. I am so proud.