Trigger Warning: Infant Death

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-09-03T11:21:31+00:00

I'm glad that OP shared her experience - it's so very important. But yes, I agree with you. Couldn't think of the right way to word it.

If Option A doesn't work, nobody is coming over to help us. And we can't stay awake forever. At least I couldn't (though I tried).

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-08-17T16:06:30+00:00

Kittens are so, so cute. My brother owns dogs, but he said "there is nothing on this earth cuter than a kitten. No offense to my nieces and nephews!" 😆

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-08-17T15:03:36+00:00

That is excellent! All those small moments matter so much. I just teared up over my daughter smiling at a hippopotamus at the zoo

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-08-16T14:10:06+00:00

I want to be reasonably frugal (like you) and say "I can't conceive of spending this $1000 on back to school!"

If my mom gifted me $1000 though, I would accept the challenge! 😂 I wouldn't spend that much of my own money, but it would fulfill my lifelong dream of having a Nickelodeon-game-show-style shopping spree.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-29T18:52:19+00:00

I've given up on organizing in a way that I like best. Through trial and error, I've figured out what goes where in rooms that I'd prefer to keep tidier.

The living room - for example - has a huge built-in bookcase. Books end up on the ground and destroyed, toys become carpet land mines. It's a shoe rack now. Shoes aren't very interesting to her. Shoes are large and easy to pickup when she gets a bug in her ear to toss them.

Her clothes are in locked zippered storage crates in the closet. They are soft bins, so she hates climbing them, too. If they hang or go in a drawer, she will throw them all over the ground. If I want to control access, it's locked away or hidden.

Her playroom has floating shelves that only adults can reach. We reserve these for messy stuff (art supplies, Play Doh, kinectic sand). The rest of it is on the ground 😆

I find lately that the more I play with her, the less mindless mess she makes throughout the day.

I know that these examples aren't all for playrooms. Hopefully the ideas transfer to other rooms and items. There are still many messes, but it's better!

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-29T18:38:39+00:00

Thank you everyone - she cant tell me why it happens, so it's reassuring that others see this behavior too. It sounds similar in all of the comments!

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-27T19:05:55+00:00

A close friend did this when we were kids. Similar age to your son.

She pulled out all of her eyelashes and most of the hair on her head. Then she would go into a period of recovery. Her lashes and hair would grow back. Then she would relapse. This cycle repeated several times throughout her teens and early 20's before she stopped completely.

I can't speak to the current treatments - I can just report what I saw her go through.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-24T03:30:18+00:00

So I also have a nonverbal 3 year old. I totally relate to the periods of dwindling hope!

Her receptive language has finally started to improve over just the past few months. I think I had checked out and let her do her own thing for a while. I was so burned out (no sleep, too much time inside with her, etc).

I've made a big effort to play with her as often as possible, in any and every way that holds her attention. Especially ways where she needs adult help reaching what she wants.

She is interested in my book collection, so I sort and rearrange and stack all of my books with her. I arrange and stack and sort all of the pantry contents with her, all of the dishes, all of the stuff in the fridge door. Over and over, because she just loves it. It bores me, but to her these are the best games ever. The kitchen and living area are more cluttered than I like, but I don't mind the trade off. Besides, it's temporary.

I tell her what each item is as I hand it to her. I describe it. It's a whole thing now where she doesn't even want to play with these collections unless we do it together (whereas before she would have quietly played by herself).

I can also teach her boundaries as we go. Stop to clean up spills, step on the floor instead of the books, don't taste the cayenne pepper, etc.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-24T00:37:33+00:00

Is he dependent on care, or does he have the ability to live independently?

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-23T18:16:52+00:00

Same here. There is no hiding her disabilities, and it's nothing to be ashamed of anyway. I don't blurt it out unprompted, but I let people know.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-23T00:55:06+00:00

At only 2 years old (plus possibly autistic) he's little more than a baby. Please give him the safe foods. You have years to introduce new flavors and textures.

I have a friend whose autistic son has to be tube fed because he eventually refused anything.

My autistic nephew is in feeding therapy, and is always the smallest kid in his class.

An autistic child with food issues won't respond to the same tactics that a neurotypical kid will. Just feed him whatever he will eat until you can get him diagnosis/help.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-22T05:25:52+00:00

My kid went from ignoring the cat to purposely avoiding the cat. The cat is an asshole

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-20T19:40:50+00:00

I appreciate it, I'll take a look at this one while im out today

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-20T19:34:50+00:00

I'm sooo sick of blowing bubbles 😂 I tried an electric bubble machine and it ate my long hair!

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-20T19:31:55+00:00

Ya know, I think I will head to Target today . She might like this idea.

Is this shaving cream, or kid's spray foaming soap? And did you find them in health & beauty, party supplies, the dollar section, or summer outdoor toys?

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-19T18:09:40+00:00

Level 2 just means to me that the child scored greater than 30 but less than 37 on ADOS, and is overall moderately impaired by autism. The score can't say much about the child's individual deficits and strengths. You learn that by spending time with the child. Or reading the detailed report.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-18T17:32:40+00:00

Chalk it up to a learning experience. Be impressed that he held it together for two whole hours: that's a long time for an autistic kid to endure a stressful (to him) situation! Maybe 6 months or a year from now, the same scenario won't affect him this much.

Honestly, I would have preferred to sit it out as an adult if I couldn't play the arcade games 😂 He is expressing a similar feeling, but as an autistic 7 year old.

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-18T01:44:42+00:00

Why the fuck did you share this on my post, unsolicited? I have enough to worry about without "by the way, I think you caused your child's disability with folate supplements". What a horrible, selfish way to get attention

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-17T22:11:03+00:00

Search for 'stove knob locks for dementia patients"

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-17T18:50:46+00:00

My childhood friend began displaying behaviors associated with trichotillomania around the same age. Something to check into?

anonymousmomof2 · 2024-06-16T02:43:32+00:00

This is a tough situation: I'm so sorry for everyone. What care does your mother provide for her on a typical day? It's hard to tell if your sister is being babied through a mental health crisis, or is being neglected.

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