something to make you smile! - Autism Spectrum Message Board

pingu06 · 06-08-2006, 10:41 AM

thought i would share this story that happened to us because everything is sometimes so doom and gloom and i thought this was really sweet.
My little man had a phase of being obsessed about gingerbread men (from Shrek) and this particular time he carried the said biscuuit around for days,smiling at it dancing with it etc...we had a dental check up and considering im a dental nurse i was keen to get it off him so I wouldn't look like a bad mum letting him eat biscuits in the waiting room.After much distress the biscuit came too and had a dental checkup after lots of quick explaining that it was my son's friend.

I just think these "mad" moments are so special because its the really simple things that mean so much to our kids,maybe I could learn from him

Liz Cook · 06-08-2006, 12:25 PM

see now you just have get yourself neighborhoodly diagnosed as eccentric and you and your son could be as weird as you want to be

imagine how cool it would be to do the things that actually made you feel good as opposed to having to follow every silly social rule... who makes these rules anyhow!?!:P i know, the unimaginitive who feel left out.

the make them so that we sillies dont get to have all of the fun we want

(ps... i'm eccentric and PROUD!!!)

Sheronor · 06-08-2006, 06:52 PM

I'm glad you let the gingerbread man go to the dentist. DD likes to wear plush pants on her arm. She sticks her arm in the waist, so one leg hangs down and she can bring the leg that is on her arm up to her mouth. The other day I let her bring the pants into a restaurant and my mom was embarrassed, but kept pretty quiet about it.

elmhar · 06-09-2006, 11:41 AM

For years (almost a decade!), my son wore undershorts on his head, like a hat ...

We had 2 rules: 1) they had to be clean undershorts & 2) only at home. DS liked the feel of the elastic on his head, and it seemed better than letting him wear his sister's girlie headbands. In retrospect we probably should have gotten tennis sweat bands or something, but it always made us smile ...

This habit went away around age 10, about the same time his pediatric migraines disappeared due to gluten-free diet. Not sure if it was all related, or if it was just maturation.

One word of advice, be sure to snap a few photos of this kinda stuff. Then when you have not-so-cute-mouthy teens, you can go back & look at it & smile once more.

pingu06 · 06-10-2006, 09:12 AM

thanks for replies

I certainly will photograph in future not thought of that!!!!!

Sometimes he just makes me laugh because he is soooo uncomplicated if you come at it from an auty view...

I have an NT 11 yr old girl who is a nightmare so perhaps his little "things" should be tolerated more.

In the UK we had a programme with Temple Grandin which was amazing and a real insight into the stresses that an auty person feels just to get through the day.

Thankyou all x