Getting better!
Wednesday we finally found out that Liam has an infection in his blood. He is taking amoxicillin to help fight it. After being on it one day he has shown a big improvement. He has started eating, drinking, and of course, running around a playing like he usually does. He has not been at school since he has been sick. He has just laid around all day with short periodic bursts to play. His anxiety and repetitive behavior still goes on. His latest thing to ask over and over every day is he asks when we are going to see the Incredibles in Disney on Ice. Every time I come home from work he asks if we are going to see the Incredibles tomorrow. We got tickets for the show and Liam has just been so excited.
Liam had his swim class Thursday and this time it was with another child who has been struggling. Liam’s teacher is looking for him to be a role model for this child to follow. When she first told us this, Jill and I were quite shocked. When it sank in we were both very happy and proud of how far Liam has come in swimming. It is a thrill to know he is succeeding at something. Jill’s parents took Liam today since Jill is sick, more on that later. Jill’s parents said watching Liam dive and swim was amazing. Liam can dive, swim the length of the pool, and get himself out of the water on his own. A year ago he would have sunk to the bottom. Great progress. When Jill’s parents saw this other child who was the same age swim they immediately could see how far Liam has come compared to this other child. Liam is definitely in his element in the water. Jill’s parents said Liam was also very social with this other child. That is something else we are proud to hear because, as you know, social skills are often lacking with autistic children. This by no means indicates that his social skills are suddenly cured. It just shows that Liam was comfortable in his environment. So many factors common people don’t think about affect Autistic children. I know that had he been in any other environment, he would not have done as well as he did. It’s amazing all the different factor’s Jill and I take into consideration for any social setting Liam will encounter. For example, the previous Disney on Ice shows we’ve seen, we have had to consider the crowd, the shows lights, noise, characters that may be scary, having to sit still for an extended time, and all of these things occurring at the same time. This can all make for one stressful time for Liam. The first time we took Liam it went as bad as we expected. I ended up walking around the lobby area with Liam to settle him down. The sounds, crowd, and lights flashing, all made for a stressful time for Liam. Last year he was much better. He had a difficult time sitting still and at times was scared because of the lights and loud sounds. This year we hope he can sit through the whole show and actually enjoy it. We’ll see.
Now that Liam is feeling better, Jill isn’t. Tuesday night she started feeling sick. Wednesday she felt like she got hit by a bus. I looked at her throat and noticed how swollen her tonsils were. Thursday she felt worse and went to the doctor’s. It turns out she has a sever case of tonsilitis. So she is on antibiotics now and is wiped out. I will be staying home Friday to help around the house. That’s ok though, I got plenty of work that needs to be done!
Liam had his swim class Thursday and this time it was with another child who has been struggling. Liam’s teacher is looking for him to be a role model for this child to follow. When she first told us this, Jill and I were quite shocked. When it sank in we were both very happy and proud of how far Liam has come in swimming. It is a thrill to know he is succeeding at something. Jill’s parents took Liam today since Jill is sick, more on that later. Jill’s parents said watching Liam dive and swim was amazing. Liam can dive, swim the length of the pool, and get himself out of the water on his own. A year ago he would have sunk to the bottom. Great progress. When Jill’s parents saw this other child who was the same age swim they immediately could see how far Liam has come compared to this other child. Liam is definitely in his element in the water. Jill’s parents said Liam was also very social with this other child. That is something else we are proud to hear because, as you know, social skills are often lacking with autistic children. This by no means indicates that his social skills are suddenly cured. It just shows that Liam was comfortable in his environment. So many factors common people don’t think about affect Autistic children. I know that had he been in any other environment, he would not have done as well as he did. It’s amazing all the different factor’s Jill and I take into consideration for any social setting Liam will encounter. For example, the previous Disney on Ice shows we’ve seen, we have had to consider the crowd, the shows lights, noise, characters that may be scary, having to sit still for an extended time, and all of these things occurring at the same time. This can all make for one stressful time for Liam. The first time we took Liam it went as bad as we expected. I ended up walking around the lobby area with Liam to settle him down. The sounds, crowd, and lights flashing, all made for a stressful time for Liam. Last year he was much better. He had a difficult time sitting still and at times was scared because of the lights and loud sounds. This year we hope he can sit through the whole show and actually enjoy it. We’ll see.
Now that Liam is feeling better, Jill isn’t. Tuesday night she started feeling sick. Wednesday she felt like she got hit by a bus. I looked at her throat and noticed how swollen her tonsils were. Thursday she felt worse and went to the doctor’s. It turns out she has a sever case of tonsilitis. So she is on antibiotics now and is wiped out. I will be staying home Friday to help around the house. That’s ok though, I got plenty of work that needs to be done!
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