I'm having a garage sale tomorrow.
Ash sprayed a big white sheet with black spray paint: GARAGE SALE. SAT 2nd June 9-2.
I've put an ad in the Thursday Ad, as well as a bunch of online sites.
I'm all set up and ready to go.
I decided to hold it in the back yard, because there's more room there than there is under the carport. If the weather looks nice tomorrow at 6am, I'll think to move it to the front yard. I'm hoping that not seeing any goods under the carport won't turn people away, thats what I"m most worried about - you can't see the backyard from the driveway, and I"m a little worried that if all the stuff's in the backyard, people will assume it's not on. I'm going to put heaps of balloons up, and hope for the best.
Most of it's set up already. I'm going to lock the side gate, so that no one can get in. I'll be up at 6 anyway, since a lot of people hit the garage sales early. I said 9am, but I'll be out there before 7am anyway. Never hurts to be there for a few extra hours. It's only time. Ash will be here for some of the morning, and my brother will be here as well.
This has been a good week, and I'm actually looking forward to having the garage sale :)
Thursday 31 May 2012
Saturday 26 May 2012
A Change In The Weather
A change in the weather with Maddison.
She is melting down constantly today. I tried to take the kids to a market today, knowing that she was on the verge of either a tantrum or a meltdown. BIG mistake on my part.
Before we'd even left home, she was out of sorts. She demanded that I drive in silence, with no radio on. Now I NEED my music, it's my way of staying calm. So we went home, and got her the earmuffs I bought for Cooper when we took him to the car races, they block out almost all sound. That helped.
We got to the market, and she was sooking before we'd even got out of the car. She started grizzling, and I told her to stop being silly, and settle down. We wandered into the market, and within ten minutes she'd gone into tantrum mode. Knowing it was only going to get worse, we headed back to the car.
Mistake number 2. Being in a moving vehicle with a tantruming kid on the verge of a meltdown.
So we get in the car and leave. She was kicking my seat and screaming at me. We'd planned to go to visit my in-laws, since we hadn't caught up with them for Mothers Day. I decided to abandon that plan, since Madd was only going to get worse as the day went on.
Mistake number 3. Deviating from the plan.
The screaming and kicking turned into hysterical screaming and things being thrown at me from the backseat. RARELY does she get this out of control, because usually I'm smart enough to head it off. I usually would have backed down and given in, and gone to the inlaws. But this time I didn't.
Mistake number 4. Not backing down.
I thought it was a tantrum and not a meltdown. I really should have known better by now. The hysterical screaming and crying continued the whole 45minute drive home. She was screaming profanities at me, and telling me that Cooper is my favourite, and that Cooper and her both HATE me, and that I don't even WANT to be a mum, and that she hates me. And Cooper hates me. And she wants another mum. And then for another hour and a half. When we got home, I left Cooper with my brother and took Madd into my room. The room was dark, the blinds shut. I sat with her on my bed for half an hour, rocking her and telling her that Cooper is NOT my favourite, and that I DO love her, and I DO want to be a mum.
After about half an hour of this, she finally stopped screaming and crying. She then wanted to lie down in my bed for awhile. So she did that. About an hour later, she came out and she was anxious but calm.
Mistake number 5. Thinking it was over and done with.
She is now sitting at the table colouring. It's been 5 hours, and she is STILL anxious and edgy. She's constantly yelling at her brother to stay away from her, and get away from her things. I can't even ask her if she wants a biscuit without her yelling at me to leave her alone, and saying "I don't KNOW if I want one!".
So it's an anxious calm. I'm glad the meltdown is over with, but she's not quite back to normal yet. I don't know if she WILL be.
I figured that, even though we don't know if it's Autism Spectrum or otherwise, there's a lot we can try to help her with. She is constantly biting her nails and chewing on her lip, so we bought her a chewkey from Mud Pie. Then the teacher took it off her at school and didn't give it back. So I can't even use that or her sensory octopus to calm her down. Her teacher took that off her too.
Now her teacher knows that we're trying different things to help Madd avoid meltdowns, and avoid absconding. But no. Teacher knows best. The teacher is adamant that it's not Aspergers Syndrome, because she's taught one child with it. So all Aspie kids must be the same, of course.
It's frustrating, because the school knows she has behaviour problems. They're not all that interested in finding out why though, it's easier to label her as a bad kid. They know she's being assessed in July by the paediatrician, and the teacher said she's willing to try things that will help Madd. The words just aren't matching the actions.
Ash seems to think the school is "doing all they can". I disagree.
They don't seem to want to do anything until there's a diagnosis. I'd like to try different things to see if we can help her in the meantime.
But a lot of her behaviours aren't happening at school - she's absconding, but they seem to think it's an attention-seeking thing. It could be. But I believe there's more to it. I know my child.
So in the meantime, we have massive meltdowns, angry outbursts, yelling screaming and kicking, and hysteria. Not to mention that if she starts to melt down and wants to run away, I have to pin her down until she's calmed down and doesn't need to run. I've organised a trampoline for her, so that she can go out the back and jump on it when she gets stressed.
I'm almost at the end of my tether. I get limited support from Ash, due to his always being at work. Mum isn't much help emotionally, because she never gets to see the full meltdowns.
I have a friend who has a son with HFA (high functioning autism), but like everyone she has her own life and I don't like to intrude too often. I just want to get her the support she needs, and that I need her to have.
I need a break. But if I send her down to Mum's, I don't know what's being said to her. Mum doesn't always think before she says things to Madd. She means well, but she says things like "Cooper is cute, so he gets more attention. If you do clever things, you'll get attention. Acting like a baby just makes people annoyed." And all Madd takes away from that is "Cooper is cute so he gets more attention".
It's frustrating!
Thanks for reading my little venting session, please comment if you're up to it.
She is melting down constantly today. I tried to take the kids to a market today, knowing that she was on the verge of either a tantrum or a meltdown. BIG mistake on my part.
Before we'd even left home, she was out of sorts. She demanded that I drive in silence, with no radio on. Now I NEED my music, it's my way of staying calm. So we went home, and got her the earmuffs I bought for Cooper when we took him to the car races, they block out almost all sound. That helped.
We got to the market, and she was sooking before we'd even got out of the car. She started grizzling, and I told her to stop being silly, and settle down. We wandered into the market, and within ten minutes she'd gone into tantrum mode. Knowing it was only going to get worse, we headed back to the car.
Mistake number 2. Being in a moving vehicle with a tantruming kid on the verge of a meltdown.
So we get in the car and leave. She was kicking my seat and screaming at me. We'd planned to go to visit my in-laws, since we hadn't caught up with them for Mothers Day. I decided to abandon that plan, since Madd was only going to get worse as the day went on.
Mistake number 3. Deviating from the plan.
The screaming and kicking turned into hysterical screaming and things being thrown at me from the backseat. RARELY does she get this out of control, because usually I'm smart enough to head it off. I usually would have backed down and given in, and gone to the inlaws. But this time I didn't.
Mistake number 4. Not backing down.
I thought it was a tantrum and not a meltdown. I really should have known better by now. The hysterical screaming and crying continued the whole 45minute drive home. She was screaming profanities at me, and telling me that Cooper is my favourite, and that Cooper and her both HATE me, and that I don't even WANT to be a mum, and that she hates me. And Cooper hates me. And she wants another mum. And then for another hour and a half. When we got home, I left Cooper with my brother and took Madd into my room. The room was dark, the blinds shut. I sat with her on my bed for half an hour, rocking her and telling her that Cooper is NOT my favourite, and that I DO love her, and I DO want to be a mum.
After about half an hour of this, she finally stopped screaming and crying. She then wanted to lie down in my bed for awhile. So she did that. About an hour later, she came out and she was anxious but calm.
Mistake number 5. Thinking it was over and done with.
She is now sitting at the table colouring. It's been 5 hours, and she is STILL anxious and edgy. She's constantly yelling at her brother to stay away from her, and get away from her things. I can't even ask her if she wants a biscuit without her yelling at me to leave her alone, and saying "I don't KNOW if I want one!".
So it's an anxious calm. I'm glad the meltdown is over with, but she's not quite back to normal yet. I don't know if she WILL be.
I figured that, even though we don't know if it's Autism Spectrum or otherwise, there's a lot we can try to help her with. She is constantly biting her nails and chewing on her lip, so we bought her a chewkey from Mud Pie. Then the teacher took it off her at school and didn't give it back. So I can't even use that or her sensory octopus to calm her down. Her teacher took that off her too.
Now her teacher knows that we're trying different things to help Madd avoid meltdowns, and avoid absconding. But no. Teacher knows best. The teacher is adamant that it's not Aspergers Syndrome, because she's taught one child with it. So all Aspie kids must be the same, of course.
It's frustrating, because the school knows she has behaviour problems. They're not all that interested in finding out why though, it's easier to label her as a bad kid. They know she's being assessed in July by the paediatrician, and the teacher said she's willing to try things that will help Madd. The words just aren't matching the actions.
Ash seems to think the school is "doing all they can". I disagree.
They don't seem to want to do anything until there's a diagnosis. I'd like to try different things to see if we can help her in the meantime.
But a lot of her behaviours aren't happening at school - she's absconding, but they seem to think it's an attention-seeking thing. It could be. But I believe there's more to it. I know my child.
So in the meantime, we have massive meltdowns, angry outbursts, yelling screaming and kicking, and hysteria. Not to mention that if she starts to melt down and wants to run away, I have to pin her down until she's calmed down and doesn't need to run. I've organised a trampoline for her, so that she can go out the back and jump on it when she gets stressed.
I'm almost at the end of my tether. I get limited support from Ash, due to his always being at work. Mum isn't much help emotionally, because she never gets to see the full meltdowns.
I have a friend who has a son with HFA (high functioning autism), but like everyone she has her own life and I don't like to intrude too often. I just want to get her the support she needs, and that I need her to have.
I need a break. But if I send her down to Mum's, I don't know what's being said to her. Mum doesn't always think before she says things to Madd. She means well, but she says things like "Cooper is cute, so he gets more attention. If you do clever things, you'll get attention. Acting like a baby just makes people annoyed." And all Madd takes away from that is "Cooper is cute so he gets more attention".
It's frustrating!
Thanks for reading my little venting session, please comment if you're up to it.
Friday 25 May 2012
Rain, hail and no storm :)
Enjoying tonight. Ash has the night off, so he stayed home and minded a sleeping Cooper while I took Maddison late-night shopping.
First stop was the $2 shop, where - believe it or not - EVERYTHING is $2. Most "$2 shops" have everything $2 plus. Not this one. It's on the ground level at Frankston shopping centre (VIC), and everything is $2, regardless of size. They have collections of boxes that range from teeny-tiny to MASSIVE... All $2.
We picked up some photo frames for the hallway. I recently got some professional shots of Coopman done, so I want to put them up in the hallway. Once Maddison's second front tooth drops out, I'll get some done of her. I love my kid to bits, but she really does look odd with the huge front tooth wobbling away and the second one missing. I've got some good baby and toddler shots of her, so I'll put them up in the hallway. I'm really feeling the need to decorate. I can't WAIT til we buy our own place and I can decorate to my heart's content!
Next stop was Target, where we went umbrella shopping. Maddison's been nagging to walk to school, and so to do that in Winter we needed an umbrella. She picked out a nice big navy blue one. We then discovered a Barbie one, so she suggested that we should have an umbrella each. She was thrilled to have her very own Barbie umbrella.
We wandered through the toy department, and I listened patiently through the "I want"s and "can I have?"s. To which I gave her a withering look, and she added as an afterthought "Maybe for my birthday!". Glad the message about us not being made of money is starting to sink in.
I did end up getting her a little Tinkerbell toy, since she really had behaved up to that point.
Then we went to Coles, and did the grocery shopping. We had a few moments of chaos when Madd, who had insisted that she was more than capable of pushing a trolley by herself, managed to hit a few of the aisle ends.
All in all, it was a successful shopping trip. No meltdowns, no tantrums, no issues. No bad behaviour.
I'm glad we went out, despite the crappy weather. It was nice to have an hour of Mummy-Daughter time without any catastrophes.
Yay for small miracles :)
First stop was the $2 shop, where - believe it or not - EVERYTHING is $2. Most "$2 shops" have everything $2 plus. Not this one. It's on the ground level at Frankston shopping centre (VIC), and everything is $2, regardless of size. They have collections of boxes that range from teeny-tiny to MASSIVE... All $2.
We picked up some photo frames for the hallway. I recently got some professional shots of Coopman done, so I want to put them up in the hallway. Once Maddison's second front tooth drops out, I'll get some done of her. I love my kid to bits, but she really does look odd with the huge front tooth wobbling away and the second one missing. I've got some good baby and toddler shots of her, so I'll put them up in the hallway. I'm really feeling the need to decorate. I can't WAIT til we buy our own place and I can decorate to my heart's content!
Next stop was Target, where we went umbrella shopping. Maddison's been nagging to walk to school, and so to do that in Winter we needed an umbrella. She picked out a nice big navy blue one. We then discovered a Barbie one, so she suggested that we should have an umbrella each. She was thrilled to have her very own Barbie umbrella.
We wandered through the toy department, and I listened patiently through the "I want"s and "can I have?"s. To which I gave her a withering look, and she added as an afterthought "Maybe for my birthday!". Glad the message about us not being made of money is starting to sink in.
I did end up getting her a little Tinkerbell toy, since she really had behaved up to that point.
Then we went to Coles, and did the grocery shopping. We had a few moments of chaos when Madd, who had insisted that she was more than capable of pushing a trolley by herself, managed to hit a few of the aisle ends.
All in all, it was a successful shopping trip. No meltdowns, no tantrums, no issues. No bad behaviour.
I'm glad we went out, despite the crappy weather. It was nice to have an hour of Mummy-Daughter time without any catastrophes.
Yay for small miracles :)
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Playcentres, Parents and Kids
So Master Cooper and I were at a playcentre this morning. I was having a nice time, catching up with some ladies that I met once before (when Cooper was about 3 months old, so I don't remember it at ALL, other than what I've seen in photos).
Until I saw what another kid was up to.
There was a kid who was aged between 3 and 5 (I'm not very good with guessing kids' ages). I'd be guessing closer to 5 than 3. He was hitting or pushing any kid that happened to be in his way, and would attack any kid that went near anything he wanted.
This went on for over an hour. In that time, the mum didn't really do a hell of a lot.
Whenever he'd attack another child, she'd go reprimand him. "Come on darling, don't do that." etc etc etc. Sat him down at the table a couple of times to chill out, but never actually did anything more. At one point he really ATTACKED a boy that went near him, and this other kid shoved him harder, and said, "How DARE you do that to me!". I was cheering for the kid who pushed him, because the Horrible Kid had really hurt him! He was pulling his hair, kicking, punching....
The thing that really got to me was that the mother kept letting him go back in and play without any real consequences! Even if the kid was special-needs and had behavioural issues, with the extent of his anger and behaviour there was NO WAY she should have been more than two feet away from him. He attacked kids non-stop, and was showing really angry violent behaviour.
More than one parent told her she needed to do something about her son, she refused to look at them or speak to them. To me, she seemed depressed; like her son's behaviour had really gotten her down. Or something in her life, anyway.
But after over an hour of watching her son attack other kids at random, I was really really angry. I wanted to go say something to her, but since her kid hadn't attacked MY kid, I really couldn't.
So I went up to the manager, and had a chat to him. He had a chat to the mother, who then stayed with her kid for the next 15 minutes and then left. On the way out, the kid got a lollipop. After all that awful behaviour!!
I really do try hard not to judge other parents, because you never know if the child has behavioural problems, or autism, or something else. But after over an hour of her not properly supervising her child, I was really really pissed off.
So I left. It kinda ruined our trip. It was lovely to catch up with the ladies, but I spent so much time shadowing Cooper to keep him safe that I really didn't get to enjoy it. I didn't feel like I could leave Cooper alone, because if the kid had gone near him or he'd gone near the kid I would have had to RUN to help him.
So... that was my experience today.
What are other people's thoughts?
What would you have done if it was YOUR kid that was the bully
or
What would you have done if it was YOUR kid that had been hurt?
Would you have said something to the mother? Would you have lost your shit at her? Would you have been more understanding than I was?
I'd be interested in feedback on this one, either on Facebook or the blog itself.
Until I saw what another kid was up to.
There was a kid who was aged between 3 and 5 (I'm not very good with guessing kids' ages). I'd be guessing closer to 5 than 3. He was hitting or pushing any kid that happened to be in his way, and would attack any kid that went near anything he wanted.
This went on for over an hour. In that time, the mum didn't really do a hell of a lot.
Whenever he'd attack another child, she'd go reprimand him. "Come on darling, don't do that." etc etc etc. Sat him down at the table a couple of times to chill out, but never actually did anything more. At one point he really ATTACKED a boy that went near him, and this other kid shoved him harder, and said, "How DARE you do that to me!". I was cheering for the kid who pushed him, because the Horrible Kid had really hurt him! He was pulling his hair, kicking, punching....
The thing that really got to me was that the mother kept letting him go back in and play without any real consequences! Even if the kid was special-needs and had behavioural issues, with the extent of his anger and behaviour there was NO WAY she should have been more than two feet away from him. He attacked kids non-stop, and was showing really angry violent behaviour.
More than one parent told her she needed to do something about her son, she refused to look at them or speak to them. To me, she seemed depressed; like her son's behaviour had really gotten her down. Or something in her life, anyway.
But after over an hour of watching her son attack other kids at random, I was really really angry. I wanted to go say something to her, but since her kid hadn't attacked MY kid, I really couldn't.
So I went up to the manager, and had a chat to him. He had a chat to the mother, who then stayed with her kid for the next 15 minutes and then left. On the way out, the kid got a lollipop. After all that awful behaviour!!
I really do try hard not to judge other parents, because you never know if the child has behavioural problems, or autism, or something else. But after over an hour of her not properly supervising her child, I was really really pissed off.
So I left. It kinda ruined our trip. It was lovely to catch up with the ladies, but I spent so much time shadowing Cooper to keep him safe that I really didn't get to enjoy it. I didn't feel like I could leave Cooper alone, because if the kid had gone near him or he'd gone near the kid I would have had to RUN to help him.
So... that was my experience today.
What are other people's thoughts?
What would you have done if it was YOUR kid that was the bully
or
What would you have done if it was YOUR kid that had been hurt?
Would you have said something to the mother? Would you have lost your shit at her? Would you have been more understanding than I was?
I'd be interested in feedback on this one, either on Facebook or the blog itself.
Sunday 20 May 2012
Monday - the calm day
Today is the day for ME. Maddison's at school, Cooper's in creche, and I have a few hours of ME time.
Today I'm baking. Chocolate cupcakes is my baking of choice today. From scratch, not from a packet.
I've also made pancakes for Madd's lunch tomorrow.
I have school tonight, so Mum will be here around 415 to mind the kids. I get Madd from school, usually having a chat at how she's been that day. Mondays are rarely a problem for Madd, so not much discussion required. Then I go pick up Coopman from childcare and race home to unlock the door for Mum. I have about ten minutes to organise dinner, I pack my TAFE stuff, then fly out the door to be at TAFE by 445, usually picking up a spot of takeaway on the way.
If I'm organised, which I am today, I've planned dinner in the morning, and have started cooking it by about 2pm. That way it can be quickly reheated when the kids get home.
On Mondays, not only do I have to cater to Madd's fussiness, I have to avoid a lot of foods that Mum can't eat. No easy feat! Tonight it's sausage rolls, as per Madd's request.
The GP has referred us to a paediatrician for Madd. We only have to wait 2 months, which is apparently a very short wait! We're in on the 19th July. Tried and tried to get a referral for psych, but the doctor was adamant that it's up to the paed to do that. I was hoping to have psych info to GIVE to the paed, but that's clearly not going to happen. Frustrating, but apparently that's just the way it's done.
So now that my cupcakes of the day are done, it's time to go clean up the kids rooms and try and clean the bathroom. Then the kitchen. I have about half an hour to get all that done, because I've now spent ten minutes updating my blog, ten minutes talking to a friend I haven't spoken to in a long time, and ten minutes making cupcakes. In that time, I've also managed to clean the toilet, put Coop's washing away, and write up a bunch of stuff that I need to give to the paed.
What was that about Mondays being MY day? LOL that's clearly not going to happen today.
Oh, and the Chelsea PND (post-natal depression) group was at 930am, which I didn't have time to get to. Whoops! I'm one of those who have come out on the other side of PND, and couple that with basic normal depression, I figure I should be supportive to those who might still be suffering from it. I have a lot to offer, I feel. So I will be there next week.
Have a good day all :)
Today I'm baking. Chocolate cupcakes is my baking of choice today. From scratch, not from a packet.
I've also made pancakes for Madd's lunch tomorrow.
I have school tonight, so Mum will be here around 415 to mind the kids. I get Madd from school, usually having a chat at how she's been that day. Mondays are rarely a problem for Madd, so not much discussion required. Then I go pick up Coopman from childcare and race home to unlock the door for Mum. I have about ten minutes to organise dinner, I pack my TAFE stuff, then fly out the door to be at TAFE by 445, usually picking up a spot of takeaway on the way.
If I'm organised, which I am today, I've planned dinner in the morning, and have started cooking it by about 2pm. That way it can be quickly reheated when the kids get home.
On Mondays, not only do I have to cater to Madd's fussiness, I have to avoid a lot of foods that Mum can't eat. No easy feat! Tonight it's sausage rolls, as per Madd's request.
The GP has referred us to a paediatrician for Madd. We only have to wait 2 months, which is apparently a very short wait! We're in on the 19th July. Tried and tried to get a referral for psych, but the doctor was adamant that it's up to the paed to do that. I was hoping to have psych info to GIVE to the paed, but that's clearly not going to happen. Frustrating, but apparently that's just the way it's done.
So now that my cupcakes of the day are done, it's time to go clean up the kids rooms and try and clean the bathroom. Then the kitchen. I have about half an hour to get all that done, because I've now spent ten minutes updating my blog, ten minutes talking to a friend I haven't spoken to in a long time, and ten minutes making cupcakes. In that time, I've also managed to clean the toilet, put Coop's washing away, and write up a bunch of stuff that I need to give to the paed.
What was that about Mondays being MY day? LOL that's clearly not going to happen today.
Oh, and the Chelsea PND (post-natal depression) group was at 930am, which I didn't have time to get to. Whoops! I'm one of those who have come out on the other side of PND, and couple that with basic normal depression, I figure I should be supportive to those who might still be suffering from it. I have a lot to offer, I feel. So I will be there next week.
Have a good day all :)
To Stim or not to Stim
Autism. Asperger Syndrome.
Not something I thought we'd be thinking about with Maddison. She doesn't toe-walk. She met all her milestones and has no language issues or speech problems. She doesn't stim.
Or so we thought.
For quite a while now, I've been looking at ways to help Maddison.
She has many issues that we thought were just her. Now I believe otherwise.
MADDISON'S TRAITS
nail biter
bounces a lot, jumps a lot
runs down the house and
smacks into the wall, runs back and lands on the couch. Can repeat
this for half an hour if she is not asked to stop. Sometimes has to
be asked several times to stop.
Tears things – we try to
redirect, but often we realise AFTER she's destroyed whatever she
happened to be holding at the time.
Chews her fingers, or her
lip.
Squeals and makes high
pitched clicks and squeaks, and tongue-rolls. Squeaks all the time
when eating.
VERY fussy with food.
Can't handle change – if
you say you're going somewhere and you don't/can't, MASSIVE meltdown
even if it was something as
simple as getting milk on the way home.
I was looking at a list of traits of Aspie kids, and came across something interesting - girls aren't the same as boys when it comes to Asperger syndrome.
Madd ticks every box for Asperger. Every. Box. Things like her running up and down the hallway and bashing into the wall? Stim. Sensory input required to keep her calm and happy, and release excitement or anxiety.
Her hiding and absconding - inability to verbalise her needs or how she's feeling
Bouncing - goes way beyond a normal kid's need to release energy.
Her annoying habit of tearing up things - not just happening to annoy me, she really truly can't help herself.
So I've started to treat Madd as though she has Aspergers. Instead of assuming that she's being naughty on purpose, I've started assuming that she doesn't always have control of her emotions and behaviour. And she's responding.
When she was tearing a game box up, I gave her a receipt to tear up instead. When she'd finished, I asked her if she felt better, and she replied quite happily that she did.
I'm feeling a little guilty that for so long we've all assumed that Madd is in control of herself, and that she is just being naughty. For the past couple of years, I've wondered if there was something else going on.
So tomorrow she's off to the GP to get a referral for a psychologist, and a paediatrician. The psych will assess her for being on the autism spectrum.
Things that I assumed were just annoying habits seem more and more like stims. I assumed that all autistic kids flapped, or toe walked. Madd doesn't. I didn't realise that a lot of her bouncing and jumping and bashing is her way of saying "I need sensory input". I'm starting to understand how to help her more now.
So that's what's going on in OUR world at the moment.
For now, even though we don't yet have a diagnosis, will say that Madd has Aspergers. If it's not Aspergers, it's some sort of sensory issue. And I"ll admit, I'll be very surprised if she doesn't have Aspergers.
It just fits way too neatly. AND it runs in the family.
Time will tell.
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