ANOTHER Adventure in Autism (4/15) A Taste of What's to Come...

[DisMomAmy]

Hi Kathy! I can sooooo relate to the wiggly tooth issue. Alex lost his first two teeth last October and hated when they were wiggly. Now he has 4 loose teeth at the same time. Luckily we haven't seen too much bad behavior, but he has definitely had his moments lately. He used to bolt away from us all the time - almost got run over by a car at Walmart once. He is 6 now and hasn't done that in a while so everyone has let their guard down. Last week at camp he ran away from the group twice. And yesterday he ran toward the car when I was picking him up. His assistant at camp (who knows him well because she was the classroom assistant in his kindergarten class last year) agreed that this is unusual behavior. I don't know if you have ever done the gluten free diet, if not I'm sure you know about it. For those who don't, many kids with autism can't properly digest the proteins gluten (in wheat) or casein (in dairy products) and it can cause negative behaviors. Alex hasn't eaten gluten or dairy for two years and we have seen huge improvements in his behavior. Hopefully he can off the diet very soon. Anyway - Alex is acting like he has eaten something he shouldn't have lately! I hope they all fall out before Disney!!

Glad to hear Billy's teeth have finally worked their way out. Now maybe you can enjoy the rest of the summer! Amy

 

[MRYPPNS]

That was one magical magazine! Losing my dogs in a house fire has always been one of my greatest fears, I'm glad everything turned out OK in the end.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Marion]

You Ask... I deliver...
Left foot: Skull & Crossbones - Buzz Lightyear
Right foot: Pirate Flag - Stitch

Those look VERY geeky/manly I shall have to convince my DH that Crocs are, indeed, the way to go!

Buzz: The "Jethro" from Montana. This is how I normally look

Oh, and just for the record, I think we'd best forget the underwear photos... we wouldn't want to get this report closed down and Kathy would never forgive us!

 

[Marion]

Good grief woman! I'll just shut up complaining about my heatwave and wall to wall babies! You really do need a vacation... wonder if Calgon makes a Disney flavour?

I hope things settle down now!

**He took a pair of scissors out of the kitchen drawer, sat down and proceeded to give crew cuts to his Ernie and Bert puppets.

**He came across one of his sister’s stuffed bears and decided that she wanted to go swimming…..in the toilet bowl.

**Scripting a portion of one of his Clifford the Big, Red Dog DVDs, he practiced “giving your dog a treat” in his usual repetative way. Happy to cooperate with this exercise, Aimee dutifully ate the twenty-or-so Milk-Bones he gave her, and then promptly threw up on my living room carpet.

**He figured out how to order movies-on-demand using the remote control. About $35 worth of movies-on-demand. Ed, not wanting to put in a parental-control code that he would easily forget, chose 1-2-3-4-5 and figured that that would be the end of that. Next day, guess who’s watching Charlotte's Web on demand? Yep, Billy just pressed the buttons and randomly figured out the code! (And racked up another $25 in movies.) Luckily, the cable company was sympathetic and waived the charges when they heard the story.

**He made a hole in the edge of his comforter one night and pulled out a large amount of the stuffing and chewed on it.

**After watching an episode of Rugrats, he decided that his Curious George monkey was “Tommy” and needed to wear a diaper, so he asked me for one. I gave him a pull-up and thought, “that’s great; he’s playing appropriately.” I even showed him how to “diaper the baby.” Or so I thought. Next thing I knew, he had taken the baby powder from the bathroom, brought it upstairs, and emptied the entire bottle of powder onto George’s bottom. And all over himself, his bed, his toys….


Now, none of these incidents, in themselves, was particularly horrible. Kids do stuff like this all the time. Perhaps not nine year-old kids, but for the most part, there was nothing that a little soap and water, a needle and thread, or a phone call to Comcast couldn’t fix. It was just that they were coming one on top of the other in an unusual wave of remarkable naughtiness.


But the worst one, the scariest one, the one that shocked me the most because he never, ever had done anything like it before: he almost burned down the house.

Two nights ago, the first wiggly tooth finally came out. Yikes! That was a big tooth! Ed examined it and said, “are you sure that’s a baby tooth?” Sure enough, we looked at the empty space and another tooth was peeking through. And last night, just as he was brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed, the other one finally popped out.

“Hurray!” he shouted. “No more wiggly tooth!”I need a vacation.

Disney, take me away!!

 

[myrsfmly]

Kathy,
Holy Cow! Thank God you had to go back in the house! How horrifying that could have been!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

THANK GOODNESS you went back in the house!

How scary...I can't even imagine.

Did the tooth fairy come?

 

[blue_river]

But the worst one, the scariest one, the one that shocked me the most because he never, ever had done anything like it before: he almost burned down the house.

OMGosh Kathy

I'm happy to hear everything turned out okay

We had a fire last week also. DH used a damaged extension cord for the pool pump and the cord caught on fire at the spot where the cord was wrapped in black electrical tape. Luckily, my neighbour heard the sparking and saw the flames and came running over to tell me

I need a vacation.

You'll be there soon

 

[praisehisname]

Wow! I went from giggling at some of Billy's antics to chills and almost tears reading about the iron. You and your house were definitely being protected that day! I'm glad everything is OK and Billy's teeth are not bothering him anymore.

Denise

 

[KathyRN137]

My sincerest thanks to all who posted in response to our near-disaster. Your expressions of support and concern are so deeply appreciated. Thanks so much for letting me share; you're all a great bunch!

Goofster57
DisneyMomFanatic
Linnie The Pooh
Marion
MVAZUL
JCC0621
DisMomAmy
blue river
MRYPPNS
Myrsfmly
SwansLoveDisney
praisehisname

.....and all those who choose to be lurkers, but still said a prayer of thanks for our family!


Kathy

 

[mrsksomeday]

Kathy , I just got home and read your latest installment. I am glad to hear Ed is ok, thank goodness you went back into the house, and I am so happy those teeth are out. You are definately in need of a vacation. I hope things go back to the way Billy likes them and things calm down. How long until Ed gets those steri-strips off?

 

[KathyRN137]

Hey there! Welcome back! You just missed my big attitude of gratitude post by about 10 minutes!

Thanks, I would like to say that things are settling down for Billy, but he got in trouble again today while I was making dinner. He got into some of Tricia's flavored lip balms and smeared the 7 UP and Dr. Pepper flavors all over himself.

He made a mess, but at least he smelled good!

His sister was not amused.

The doctor just told Ed to keep the steri-strips on until they fell off naturally, but those things are stuck like glue! I may need to help them along.

Kathy

 

[blue_river]

Thanks, I would like to say that things are settling down for Billy, but he got in trouble again today while I was making dinner. He got into some of Tricia's flavored lip balms and smeared the 7 UP and Dr. Pepper flavors all over himself.

He made a mess, but at least he smelled good!

His sister was not amused.

I'm glad to hear things are settling down

I guess he liked the smell of the lip balms

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

Thanks, I would like to say that things are settling down for Billy, but he got in trouble again today while I was making dinner. He got into some of Tricia's flavored lip balms and smeared the 7 UP and Dr. Pepper flavors all over himself.

He made a mess, but at least he smelled good!


Kathy

I often have Linnie smear Vanilla lip balm all over her body... OOPS!!! This is a family web site isn't it?!?! My bad.

 

[Linnie The Pooh]

I often have Linnie smear Vanilla lip balm all over her body...

Now that is a scary thought.

That Buzz, can't live with him... uh... 'nuff said.

 

[Goofster57]

I often have Linnie smear Vanilla lip balm all over her body... OOPS!!! This is a family web site isn't it?!?! My bad.

Is that so you can get your stretchy shorts on?

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

Is that so you can get your stretchy shorts on?

HER body... HER body!! Sheesh!!

 

[blue_river]

HER body... HER body!! Sheesh!!

 

[blue_river]

Is that so you can get your stretchy shorts on?

Maybe she likes to wear them

(Sorry Linnie...I just couldn't resist )

 

[KathyRN137]

I dunno; I lost control of the steering wheel somewhere back on page eight.....

Kathy

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

I dunno; I lost control of the steering wheel somewhere back on page eight.....

Kathy