Same DS, Same activities, NOT same bhvior | Autism PDD

We have the same issues here as well. I could be repeating myself but I will
say it once more. Some one said to me once that Autism is like playing Wac
a mole, you never know when and what will pop up next.

Faith, see? That's why I am asking about SLEEP!

You just never know -- did he have PEANUT BUTTER for lunch???

Or ... potty issues?

Or ... was it high tide? shrug.

foxl39276.437662037I will agree with the rest of you! One day he is stimming like mad the other day he is only doing it here and there. Yesterday was one of those crazy days. My son would not stop spinning things talking to the fan ect. Today he is wonderful. I think the biggest challenge is that you have a great day and maybe just maybe he is getting better, however the truth will eventually come out.

I know so many of you will say, "been there, done that"

3 times this week we have had swim lessons. Same pool, same time, same instructor, etc.

day 1, great, participatory, enjoyable, happy

day 2, miserable, total meltdown, me making excuses, totally not engaged

day 3 (almost didn't go for fear of repeat day 2), awesome, totally engaged, listened, participated, impressed the teacher

WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the world of autism!

If there wasn't extra stress on the way to swimming class that morning, and no definable moment when the trouble started, I guess it's just "getting up on the wrong side of the bed." Everybody has off days, it's just more obvious and in-your-face when your child is autistic.

Hope the next session goes smoothly.

[QUOTE=MamaKat]yoga...rolling himself up in his mat like
a burrito.

The visual on that one actually gave me a belly laugh. Thank you!

That whack a mole thing stll cracks me up, Kathy

I think all kids have "good" days and "bad" days. ASD kids just have them
more often and with more, um, gusto.

I posted recently about Jasper in his yoga class. Most days he is attentive
and enjoys himself and then, BAM---you take him one day and he's
humming, singing, squinting, spinning, and rolling himself up in his mat like
a burrito.

what can I tell you? I like foxl's answers. I vote for moon in mercury....Yes, and itll always be like that, I never had an avaerage personality i guess is best way to discribe it. In school 1 day i would be friendly and wanna participate, the next very difficult, did not wanna talk to anyone and would daydream. At work i never have a consistent personality I work pretty hard to do my work but some days i chill a little and socialize with some ppl and others i just wont and dont even wanna be bothered, just be alone to focus on my work, often its sensory related, although my intigration issues are minor now, i still kinda loose it when too much is going on and dont wanna talk to others as much, or will even appear to be angry, or very stressed. Sometimes it because of ppl around me themselfs, if someone is giving me a hard time, or a bunch of co-workers r messin with me (increasingly ive hated them doing this at first it was funny, but now i know they r doing it because they know ill respond negativly) or nobody is following my instructions and everything is getting messed up with nobody having any order in how they r acolmpishing their tasks, supposedly they r their to help me, and im suppose to be the guy directing ppl but i can only manage myself half the time and have a difficult time working with others because they operate to chaoticly, without order, or s step by step routine like I need. It can be alot of things, even low evergy, or a desire to do something else, sooo many variables, maby u can ask him why 1 day he enjoys swimming and the next he does not???? Those r just a few examples that I can think of, past and present, of why I acted with such a varying personality.

I always wonder if there is an alternator going on and off somewhere.

Concernedpa.

Ride the waves.... Enjoy the crests with the cool wind blowing in your face... But brace yourself for the throughs when you know you're gonna crash into the waves.... Then pick yourself up for the next wave, this time see how you can stay up longer !!!