Autistic Daughter...so literal and over stimulation???

February 12, 2011

Okay, I have two things... One thing I wasnted to share with you all was we have

really been encouraging our daughters " good " behavior. So, the other night I

simply said to her " Carrington, I am really proud of the way you are acting! "

She gets so upset and starts crying and I am thinking omg what is wrong with her

so I try to calm her down and tell her I don't know why your upset talk to me

what did I do...while crying she yells.. " BUT I'M NOT ACTING!!! " ...lol SHE " IS "

good! then I had to explain it to her...Her perspective is never what ours is.

Have you guys experienced anything like this with your kids?

So today I climbed way out on a limb and decided that we were going to take her

to a regular movie. She LOVES Bieber. So,yes, we took her to " Never Say

Never " . She was clearly very nervous when we got there but I am thrilled to now

say that she LOVED it!!! She did ask a couple of times if it was going to get

any louder though. She wanted to do this so bad and so bad wanted to be big like

her older sisters. That movie was at 2pm. She told me after the movie " I am

going to be working on my behavior mom because I will be going to the movies

again tomorrow! " ...lol We explained that whole thing to her that she can't go

everyday ect. She has done nothing but talk about the movie since we got home.

Repeat lines of the show. Retell clips of the show. She has been so much on

OVERLOAD!!!! She just at 1:40am fell asleep. This was after crying she couldn't

fall asleep. Then telling me " when I close my eyes I see Bieber and I

just want to go back to the movies and see him again! " ...LOL Mind you too when I

said something to my husband about things I had to do tomorrow, where I was

going, she interrupts and said " Um mom, can I stay home with someone! " ...lol I

said " Carrington are you just way over it? " She says " Yeah I am just tired and

the world has so much in it mom! " ...lol It is so so sweet and although I am so

thankful she is able to even go to a movie..with that said, have you guys had

things like this happen where the experience is great but the child has such a

hard time calming down from it. So, it actually affects them for a few days. I

have no doubt sleep will be an issue for at least a few days.

I want her to be able to do these things. She has always had sensory issues that

were signifigant. How does she learn to deal with it?

Any feedback I appreciate! Did I mention she is " too " funny?

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