I scared a mom away!!! | Autism PDD
Hi all!!
Tonight my son (6) was invited to a bday party at another little boy's house. He is also autistic. The party was rather small, just about 7 kids, and was in his backyard.
Anyway, there was a mom there that I had never met, and she had a 5 year old autistic son who will be starting the same kindergarten program that my son just completed. It's a CABAS program (ABA/VB), and very intensive. The class that my son was in, and her son is going into, was geared more to the kids who have more severe behaviors. So, she said she didn't like the school's building, and that there is no playground, etc. I told her that despite the cosmetics of it, that it is a great program, and it really helped decrease my son's behaviors.
Her son was very nervous at the party, crying, running away, pulling from her. My son was content, playing in the kiddie pool,swings,etc. She said to me, "WOW, your son seems to be doing GREAT!! She was impressed, because I had told her how many behavioral issues he had before kindergarten.
Anyway, her son finally adjusted to the party, and was sitting nicely and eating. Then....it was my son's turn. OUt of nowhere, he started crying, running away, falling to the floor. I went to console him, and he grabbed my hair, scratched me, and then BIT me!!!
. Something obviously triggered it, probably had enough of the party. So we left, because he wouldn't calm down. He even threw a slice of pizza at the host 
!!!
I hope that my son's sudden outburst didn't change her mind!! You just never know with our kids....
Oops! Spoke too soon?
I tell my family my dd has no more issues and then whenever they see her she wont talk to them or answer their questions without me prompting her the whole time....at home she talks non stop and fully engaged?
Awww I am sure you did not - isnt it amazing how our kids quickly make us eat our words
Okay, I just had to read your original post again because you had me laughing so hard! Don't you just love how our kids will make us not into fibbers, but wild eyed pathological liars?
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Anyway, her son finally adjusted to the party, and was sitting nicely and eating. Then....it was my son's turn. OUt of nowhere, he started crying, running away, falling to the floor. I went to console him, and he grabbed my hair, scratched me, and then BIT me!!!
Since her child is Autistic as well I'm sure she will get it,"All kids get overwhelmed ,Our Kids do it with Gusto
God bless,Linda
[QUOTE=LeAnne C]She's probably incredibly relieved her chid would not be compared to that Little Lord Fauntleroy, child of perfection from last year! I feel tons better if somebody else's kid acts the same way mine does...you made the woman's day![/QUOTE]
EXACTLY! I bet she did. I do try to tell moms of less-than-saintly kids that, helps disarm them, too!
Occasional episodes do NOT belie improved behavior, not at all. If anything they underscore the improvements to us. Hope he is doing better ...
I also agree with LeAnne and Linda. Kids are kids, even Nt kids havemeldowns at parties. My son will go along time without a meltdown and
just when I think he is done with that, he will remind me that he is a kid,
have a nice meltdown and we deal with it. The Mom was probably impressed
with the way you handled your sons behaviors. I agree with LeAnne! She probably was happy to know she's not rowing the boat alone!haha ,Sounds like my daughter. I've gotten a lot of evil looks when she was younger bec of her out burst.
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