Crazy summer days
This past month has been quite busy and hectic as can be. Each night of the week except Wednesday or Friday, Seamus and Liam had practice. Saturday was all taken up by soccer in the morning, and then baseball at 6pm. The boys have all been playing so hard all day and night. It is just non-stop for them.
Liam has done really well in soccer this year. He has been a little more aggressive and kicking the ball. He has actually focused on the game when he played. Last year Liam was just focused on treats or whatever else was going on around him. Liam has done an excellent job at goalie. He asks his buddy coach Carr if he can play it. Liam has made several saves when the ball has come near the goal. Liam actually does better than most of his peers on the field. When he makes a save the parents who know he is Autistic all cheer for him, it is a sincere response that is nice to hear. Liam does need to be coached and reminded to pay attention. He does occasionally get distracted but coach Carr or I will be near to help him focus.
Liam continues to do well in swimming. He still swims in the small pool and has been using the larger pool more to help develop muscle tone. The water is still quite cool for his liking. Liam has had some issues with paying attention lately. Miss Karen is still somehow able to help him refocus and continue.
Overall, this past month with the kids being outside, Liam’s behavior and anxiety seem to have gotten much worse. Liam just goes from one thing to another and is all over the place. He does play with other kids, but he just leaves in the middle of playing to do something else. Liam has also been more aggressive with other kids. Some kids had teased him and scared him. Liam has then hit other kids. When a situation as arisen, we find out what transpired. Quite often the other kids have done something that has bothered Liam and he has responded by hitting. It is not in his nature to be that aggressive, but when he gets upset he can get mean. We do our best to let the kids know to not tease Liam or continue to egg him on, but it still happens. Liam also has this thing where he will disappear and come out of the house with snacks for everyone. He has been very impulsive and high strung about what he wants. When he is told no to something, his anxiety sky rockets to a point where it leads to tantrums. Quite often the only way to diffuse the situation is to give in. It is a horrible thing to do, but quite often we just rationalize it down to nothing and let him have his way. This is a daily occurrence that happens several times a day. It is very draining. Jill is at her wits end dealing with it all day, every day. We are going to call his neurologist to see if we can increase his medication or help find a way to deal with Liam. I have tried my best to calmly talk to him and it has not worked. We quite often end up doing a time out for him. He then gets very angry and bangs on the window. He has already broken 2 screens in the front window. If this is what the summer is going to be like, it is going to be long and hot. Wish us luck.
Liam has done really well in soccer this year. He has been a little more aggressive and kicking the ball. He has actually focused on the game when he played. Last year Liam was just focused on treats or whatever else was going on around him. Liam has done an excellent job at goalie. He asks his buddy coach Carr if he can play it. Liam has made several saves when the ball has come near the goal. Liam actually does better than most of his peers on the field. When he makes a save the parents who know he is Autistic all cheer for him, it is a sincere response that is nice to hear. Liam does need to be coached and reminded to pay attention. He does occasionally get distracted but coach Carr or I will be near to help him focus.
Liam continues to do well in swimming. He still swims in the small pool and has been using the larger pool more to help develop muscle tone. The water is still quite cool for his liking. Liam has had some issues with paying attention lately. Miss Karen is still somehow able to help him refocus and continue.
Overall, this past month with the kids being outside, Liam’s behavior and anxiety seem to have gotten much worse. Liam just goes from one thing to another and is all over the place. He does play with other kids, but he just leaves in the middle of playing to do something else. Liam has also been more aggressive with other kids. Some kids had teased him and scared him. Liam has then hit other kids. When a situation as arisen, we find out what transpired. Quite often the other kids have done something that has bothered Liam and he has responded by hitting. It is not in his nature to be that aggressive, but when he gets upset he can get mean. We do our best to let the kids know to not tease Liam or continue to egg him on, but it still happens. Liam also has this thing where he will disappear and come out of the house with snacks for everyone. He has been very impulsive and high strung about what he wants. When he is told no to something, his anxiety sky rockets to a point where it leads to tantrums. Quite often the only way to diffuse the situation is to give in. It is a horrible thing to do, but quite often we just rationalize it down to nothing and let him have his way. This is a daily occurrence that happens several times a day. It is very draining. Jill is at her wits end dealing with it all day, every day. We are going to call his neurologist to see if we can increase his medication or help find a way to deal with Liam. I have tried my best to calmly talk to him and it has not worked. We quite often end up doing a time out for him. He then gets very angry and bangs on the window. He has already broken 2 screens in the front window. If this is what the summer is going to be like, it is going to be long and hot. Wish us luck.
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