Emotions and surfacing of old memories

[Guest guest]

Hi - my son is 10, on the autism spectrum, and has had a home MNRI program for a

year now. Starting about 3 months ago, we added the tactile work (greeting the

body, segments, rotations, the WHOLE thing!). Since that time my son has become

very emotional. He is constantly telling me how much he loves me, how beautiful

I am (to a 54 year old, this is pretty nice!), reporting incidents at school and

how he felt angry or sad or embarrassed when this or that happened. He is also

remembering incidents from way back, like age 2 or 3, where he did things that

he feels guilty about (like taking a toy from another child or saying something

inappropriate). He is very emotionally sensitive about stuff happening in the

present, too. Also, he wants big hugs all the time, which he didn't much care

for before. I think it's a great sign, but he does seem to feel upset a lot

about the memories that are coming up. I tell him that all people make mistakes

especially when they are little, that's how we learn, etc. Sometimes I tell

him about one of my own memories to show him that.

I wanted to ask this group if you have seen this before and what your thoughts

are on why this is happening. Our MNRI specialist and our autism specialist

both suspect this might be a sign of his limbic system integrating with his

cortex (now he can actually describe his feelings). If anyone has any advice on

how I can help him deal with all this new emotional stuff, please let me know!!

Thanks -

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this info regarding your son and his growth. I do agree

with the MNRI specialists that this is one of the signs that he has begun

furthering the process of linking up his limbic system with his cerebellum

and cortex, especially the prefrontal cortex, which one function is to

coordinate thoughts with feelings. Sounds like he is beginning to

understand more the consequences of his choices. How very exciting.

Continuing the tactile massaging will help and I would look at the TLR,

Landau, STNR, and Spinal Galant reflexes, as well. You may already be doing

this as part of your MNRI program. If these reflexes have not been

integrated, then I would suggest this to help the integration of the

cerebellum with the cortex, as well as the limbic system. Just a thought,

Sheri

Emotions and surfacing of old memories

Hi - my son is 10, on the autism spectrum, and has had a home MNRI program

for a year now. Starting about 3 months ago, we added the tactile work

(greeting the body, segments, rotations, the WHOLE thing!). Since that time

my son has become very emotional. He is constantly telling me how much he

loves me, how beautiful I am (to a 54 year old, this is pretty nice!),

reporting incidents at school and how he felt angry or sad or embarrassed

when this or that happened. He is also remembering incidents from way

back, like age 2 or 3, where he did things that he feels guilty about (like

taking a toy from another child or saying something inappropriate). He is

very emotionally sensitive about stuff happening in the present, too. Also,

he wants big hugs all the time, which he didn't much care for before. I

think it's a great sign, but he does seem to feel upset a lot about the

memories that are coming up. I tell him that all people make mistakes

especially when they are little, that's how we learn, etc. Sometimes I

tell him about one of my own memories to show him that.

I wanted to ask this group if you have seen this before and what your

thoughts are on why this is happening. Our MNRI specialist and our autism

specialist both suspect this might be a sign of his limbic system

integrating with his cortex (now he can actually describe his feelings). If

anyone has any advice on how I can help him deal with all this new emotional

stuff, please let me know!! Thanks -

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Sheri - we are working on a few of the other reflexes you mentioned. It's very exciting to see these changes - I wonder if other parents have seen this also!From: Sheri Hoss <shoss@...> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:54 PMSubject: RE: Emotions and surfacing of old

memories

Thanks for sharing this info regarding your son and his growth. I do agree

with the MNRI specialists that this is one of the signs that he has begun

furthering the process of linking up his limbic system with his cerebellum

and cortex, especially the prefrontal cortex, which one function is to

coordinate thoughts with feelings. Sounds like he is beginning to

understand more the consequences of his choices. How very exciting.

Continuing the tactile massaging will help and I would look at the TLR,

Landau, STNR, and Spinal Galant reflexes, as well. You may already be doing

this as part of your MNRI program. If these reflexes have not been

integrated, then I would suggest this to help the integration of the

cerebellum with the cortex, as well as the limbic system. Just a thought,

Sheri

Emotions and surfacing of old memories

Hi - my son is 10, on the autism spectrum, and has had a home MNRI program

for a year now. Starting about 3 months ago, we added the tactile work

(greeting the body, segments, rotations, the WHOLE thing!). Since that time

my son has become very emotional. He is constantly telling me how much he

loves me, how beautiful I am (to a 54 year old, this is pretty nice!),

reporting incidents at school and how he felt angry or sad or embarrassed

when this or that happened. He is also remembering incidents from way

back, like age 2 or 3, where he did things that he feels guilty about (like

taking a toy from another child or saying something inappropriate). He is

very emotionally sensitive about stuff happening in the present, too. Also,

he wants big hugs all the time, which he didn't much care for before. I

think it's a great sign, but he does seem to feel upset a lot about the

memories that are coming up. I tell him that all people make mistakes

especially when they are little, that's how we learn, etc. Sometimes I

tell him about one of my own memories to show him that.

I wanted to ask this group if you have seen this before and what your

thoughts are on why this is happening. Our MNRI specialist and our autism

specialist both suspect this might be a sign of his limbic system

integrating with his cortex (now he can actually describe his feelings). If

anyone has any advice on how I can help him deal with all this new emotional

stuff, please let me know!! Thanks -

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