Better Start With My Autistic Son..... Rougher Morning For Real Life Mom Day.

     Today has been a lot. My attention span has not been the best. I did however get some money to get laundry done so that is a plus. I did manage to get some time to myself this morning before I had to get my son off the bus. He had a good morning and so did I. The mood went down hill when I started to feel rush and my kiddo wouldn't sit still long enough for me to finish getting ready.

    Yesterday, when my husband got home, he dealt with my son about the issue he did. We have been working on getting him to stop biting people or things again. I still have a small bruise on my arm from his bite. He also got grounded for the rest of that day with no TV and no toys. He did not have a good night last night. He did however wake up in a good mood early in the morning.

    What he all ate today is Cereal for breakfast and lunch. He tried to eat Mac N Cheese but that apparently did not go well with his taste buds. I had to get on to him about repeating words like "The baby" several times while staring at me. I responded to him the first couple of times and finally had to raise my voice to confirm I heard him say those words. I try not to raise my voice so much towards him but I know if I responded to him the first few times I am more then likely going to ignore him if he is repeating the same words.

    He had a much better day today and has learned to have some extra patience with me while I am trying to make myself some lunch. I plan on also going back to Therapy soon so I can get help understanding why I am getting so frustrated about repeating myself or hearing others repeat themselves. That is what I am struggling with. My son has a IEP Conference coming up soon so we are preparing for that.

    As always: Keep your head up, take a deep breathe, you got this and always try to keep your coffee cup full.

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