Ridin' the axiety train

The past several days Liam’s anxiety continues as usual. Liam has those little moments of anxiety and then the ones that last until he is appeased. Liam continues to want his baths right when I get home from work, and sometimes even in the middle of the day with Jill. If you have been reading this blog for a while you probably have noticed how many of the posts sound redundant. Well, that’s how it is. It is a regular routine of day to day struggles. Every day we are analyzing and observing everything he does. Attention to Liam consumes nearly every waking moment. It has become rather routine observing him though. We’re always looking for changes in his how he copes with his anxiety behavior wise. For example, we’ve had issues with him picking at his teeth. This was just something he did as a result of his anxiety. Lately we have noticed he has not picked at his teeth so much. He is now chewing on his blanket, coat, or sleeves. I guess this is better than picking at his gums that has really done some damage. It is these kinds of self-destructive things that one was to watch out for with Autistic kids. Not all of them do it, but it is quite common. We’ll just keep on watching Liam and hopefully make a positive turn one day.

One thing that is kind of funny though are Liam’s eating habits. There are some foods that Liam just can’t stand. One is chocolate’s. Liam just does not like chocolate. Some meat’s he will not touch because of their appearance, or even their smell. Lately Liam has liked scrambled eggs. He used to not like scrambled eggs but suddenly he does. I made him some on Sunday evening for Dinner. I made them and as I was giving him them he asked for ranch dressing on the side. I reluctantly gave it to him and watched him as he dipped his scrambled eggs in ranch dressing. YUCK! He at them all though.

This past weekend Seamus and Brendan were sick on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. They each started to get better Sunday while Liam and Aidan got sick. It seems like it is just a 24 hour bug they got. Seamus played his soccer game on Saturday and was clearly not 100%, but it was great to see him give the effort to play. Sunday Liam became very whiny and just wanted to be held all the time. This continued into Monday. When he wasn’t being held he would constantly repeat “Sit with me” to me or Jill. This would just repeat itself over and over. It certainly makes for a long day.

We’ll see what this week holds for us. As always we continue to look for progress and hope for the best in his development.