Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 Hello Trish, Clumseyness (was: does autism show in the physical traits of an autistic person' Ha all,4yo RH is clumsey yes. I think it has to do with, for one, 'wrong' messages sent by the brain to the muscles (sorry ) don't know English word for it) and the sensory integration problems (touch), for another. And it must have to do with tension either, I guess.Fascinating to see that...Supple as RH is (easily sits cross-legs), getting off the schoolbus he is as stiff as a 90yo. In cycling, he is like a circus acrobat, but when walking he has 'starched' legs.And...Clumsey with drinking and eating, spilling (of course) and HATING spilling (drink does not belong on the table, and not on his shirt, and it stains and it is wet, more tension and more spilling to do), so wiping it away with his hands, but now it is on his hand, don't like the sticky, wet things on hand...... don't like that, wipe it on the bench, aahhh, stains again.All panic ! As I was reading this, I had to laugh. That's my boy to a T. We have that same routine happening. Not too often now, but still sometimes. Dylan also wipes it in his hair. He's now discovering cutlery and enjoying using it. I don't believe it's just clumsiness, but also poor muscle tone. At least in our case. But...Building beautiful wooden block castles and bridges, what patience and what CONTROL!!! Well, with his clumseyness, and because of the complexity of his buildings, a number of blocks will be pushed down. But, as if nothing happened, he is just putting blocks upright again and again, and looking closely to see if the blocks stand exactly the same way, MUST be all symmetric to the last millimetre. He is all into concentration...REMARKABLE when he is relaxed (meaning, doing HIS STUFF: cycling and block building, his favorite way of relaxing and ordering!!) he is not clumsey at all.Trish clumsey too ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 Hi my name is Amber and I've been reading for a couple days. My son Andy is 5 and his clumseyness started @ a year ago and is getting worse. He was recently dx AS and has a food problem also. He gets locked into wanting to eat only one thing, potatoes, hotdog, broccoli, carrots,etc and will not eat anything else, then minutes later says he hates it and won't eat it 'til his next phase. He since Nov started wetting his pants and I have put him back in pull-ups. The odd thing is that he seemed more capable or mature when he was 3 than he does now. I would appreciate any advice or insight that you can share. Thanks Amber > I don't know if I can call clumsy. He is not stiff anymore. He > was as a baby. He lives with scraped knees from tripping he runs into > walls constantly. I guess he could be considered clumsy. At seven we > still have not mastered eating utensils. I would like one meal were I > was not having to remind him to sit in his seat properly, and use his > fork. I think we get more food on the floor and on the table than his > mouth. That is if he will eat at all. has a real problem with > food. He does not like to eat. I have not figured out why. I know he > does not live anything with " flavor " in it. He likes food plain no > spices, no sauces Nothing. If we are having chicken I will sometimes > make his separate Hoping that he will eat. Sometimes he will eat it, > sometimes not it really depends on his mood. > > Michele > > On Fri, 12 May 2000 12:02:37 +1000 " Reeh- " > writes: > > Hello Trish, > > > > Clumseyness (was: does autism show in > > the physical traits of an autistic person' > > > > > > Ha all, > > > > 4yo RH is clumsey yes. I think it has to do with, for one, 'wrong' > > > > messages sent by the brain to the muscles (sorry ) don't know > > English word for it) and the sensory integration problems (touch), > > > > for another. > > And it must have to do with tension either, I guess. > > Fascinating to see that... > > Supple as RH is (easily sits cross-legs), getting off the > > schoolbus > > he is as stiff as a 90yo. > > In cycling, he is like a circus acrobat, but when walking he > > has 'starched' legs. > > > > And... > > Clumsey with drinking and eating, spilling (of course) and HATING > > spilling (drink does not belong on the table, and not on his > > shirt, > > and it stains and it is wet, more tension and more spilling to > > do), > > so wiping it away with his hands, but now it is on his hand, don't > > > > like the sticky, wet things on hand...... don't like that, wipe it > > on > > the bench, aahhh, stains again. > > All panic ! > > > > As I was reading this, I had to laugh. That's my boy to a T. We > > have that same routine happening. Not too often now, but still > > sometimes. Dylan also wipes it in his hair. He's now discovering > > cutlery and enjoying using it. > > > > I don't believe it's just clumsiness, but also poor muscle tone. > > At least in our case. > > > > But... > > Building beautiful wooden block castles and bridges, what patience > > > > and what CONTROL!!! Well, with his clumseyness, and because of the > > > > complexity of his buildings, a number of blocks will be pushed > > down. > > But, as if nothing happened, he is just putting blocks upright > > again > > and again, and looking closely to see if the blocks stand exactly > > the > > same way, MUST be all symmetric to the last millimetre. He is all > > into concentration... > > > > REMARKABLE when he is relaxed (meaning, doing HIS STUFF: cycling > > and > > block building, his favorite way of relaxing and ordering!!) he is > > > > not clumsey at all. > > > > Trish > > clumsey too ) > > Love, > Toby, Michele, and the 3 J's > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > There's still time to order Calyx & Corolla flowers for mom. > These fresh and elegant bouquets are available for delivery > by Mother's Day. To order, please visit > http://click./1/4103/11/_/_/_/958138829/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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