I replied to a couple of post/polls about my son being a veeery easy baby at birth. But I was thinking now hes not so easy. Can they switch up like that sometimes?
When he was born he was the easiest baby in the world. Hed only cry if he was hungry/hurt and usually those wernt even full on crying, Id have to wake him up to feed sometimes and soon after birth started sleeping thru the night. In the mornings hed wait patiently in his crib till we got up (which is what really tripped me out!) and would like being held but didnt really cry/ask to be held and was content to play by himself in his crib/rocker long periods of time and most times Id know hed woken up from his nap from checking on him and hes up just cruising in his crib. He watched tv from a very young age whatever were watching and gazed very intently on people/objects. I thought I had the perfect baby!
He did start obsessing over things like dinosaurs when he was 2 and actually has always stimmed.
Soon before turning 3 and right after he started changing tho. He wouldnt for nothing keep his clothes on, sleep with blankets, only wanted to eat frozen corndogs and milk, sensitive to light, and noise, didnt want anyone but me to hold him, get things for him, sooo emotional and cries for eeeeverything, more difficult behavior overall. These were all the first things I started noticing that first started alarming me but everyone said its normal. He still loves watching his land before time over and over and tv and will play by himself for extended periods of time, still sleeps very well and will wake up whenever I wake up same time. We used to joke that is not terrible 2s but actually terrible 3s before we knew anything. Has anyones kids changed like this?
Yes, I think it is not uncommon for kids to change, sometimes dramatically.
On that topic, I have NT fraternal twin nieces that are 17 years old. Up until age 2, L was very neat, precise, shy, reticent and B was messy, rambunctious, adventurous and outgoing. Between ages 2 and 3 they literally switched personalities - no joke. They never changed back. Today L is the wild adventurous messy one and B is the shy reticent neat one.
Simple Answer...YES! Even typical kids "change" as they develop. ASD kids can change even moreYep! Every week I am wondering what channel she is on because each week she is different either with obsessions or sensory..not bad ones just different:)
Stress and environmental changes and probably allergies, illness and even our own emotions around them cause behaviors.
Sarah is better with most sensory issues but obsessions seem to be kicking in!
heh, my mom said i was very well behaved until about 5 or so, then i got into trouble alot, heh, sounds normal for most kids from what i just read ^^I agree...I think it's probably pretty common.
Like Mamakat said, even NT kids seem to do this!
Sounds like a lot of sensory overload going on...maybe focusing on that might help his crying and frustration levels come down.
My oldest who is now 7 use to be very much like that. However, he had a really hard time in school when he was 3-5. He could not handle to much stimulation and if a friend tapped him he took it as someone beat him up. Alot of therapy with OT and a really good school. He was in Montessori and they worked very well with him. he took alot of breaks to calm down. Now we are wondering if he has Aspergers. He is normal around us a little hyper at times but, plays with 5 year olds on the block. The older kids kind of stay away from him. He has little eye contact and the biggest issue is that as his social interactions become more complicated his issues stand out more. Overall though our son is wonderful. We are getting him back into OT to help him develop better social interaction skills.
Mine changes in behavior....obsessions...stims...etc. You name it things are comming and going in my house at all times. He just in the last month or so started with the water in the bathroom. He runs in there countless times a day and runs the water on his hands and makes a mess then runs out.
Karrie
My son was a "perfect" baby. Very content. But---his first tantrum was at 10 mo----when I shut a door. (I had a BOY now)---that's what everyone told me!
At 18 mo---his entire personality changed.
He became mobile and in to everything. Breakinga nd destroying everything. Violence started about 2-3 years. He is so much easier now at 7y. He's be really "stable" on meds for about 1 year now. So its really normal then. I was just thinking how he was the 'perfect' baby and now hes such a grump and an emotional wreck, altho still sweet and lovable! I guess he is alot older and i thought it was weird but he is my only child so what would I know, he is all I know! Thanks everyone for your input
O ya also, some of you mentioned his sensory issues do you think if we deal with that he will calm alot more down and his behavior be different? I was also thinking why would he not have been born with these issues but I guess sensory issues come and go too. Do you think if sensory issues disappear he will become more NT? It seems that they are his biggest problems and other red flags are mild in comparision. I guess im still in denial tho. thanks!
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