We adopted our beautiful son in February 2009 when he was 19 months old. We have since learned that he has classic autism, sensory processing disorder, anxiety disorder, and ADHD. Our life is full of so much; not only the challenge of treatments and therapy, but also love and blessings. We have four other children, and together we are learning by living the best way to get through this journey with God's help...This blog is my story, and my therapy.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Flapping is Fun!
It was Thanksgiving today and my son was very excited, although I don't think he fully grasped everything that was going on. He just knew that we were a little bit out of our routine, there was a parade with big balloons on TV, and a lot of food that he couldn't touch because of his allergies. (I made him up a separate plate with "safe" food just for him.) At one point, he started flapping his hands really fast. After a couple of minutes, his 16-year-old sister joined in and flapped as fast as she could. He thought this was great! He looked at her and said, "Like it?" She said, "Yes!" He smiled real big. And then I joined in. Again, turning to me this time, he said, "Like it?" And I said, "Yes! I like it!" Then the 10-year-old sister and baby brother started flapping, and here we were, all 5 of us looking like we were trying to fly away. But the look on my son's face was priceless. He was sharing something with us. "Like it? Like it?" And you know what? I like it! It is fun to flap!
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It probably helps to reduce stress. I can picture the whole family joining in. It also probably helped him feel like he had a little more control of his environment. You guys are great.:)
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