autism is a journey: Showers!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Showers!

I don't know if it's the colder weather, or just Jackson seeking sensory input, but lately he's taking 3 or 4 showers a day! Using a new towel each time--not to mention the hot water! I really need to work on finding more sensory input for him...especially now that he's stuck inside so much more...and he's hesitant in the swing we hung in the garage since the last one broke while he was swinging in it! More to come...

1 comment:

tylerbritney said...: Um, I have no clue either. Tyler just recently started wanting to take a shower too. He could stay in there forever! Luckily, its just one shower/bath each night before bed...for now!; November 23, 2008 at 3:20 PM

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from "Metaphor-the puzzle piece symbol"

Ever had one of those "ah-ha" moments? I'm driving down the road today, pondering Jackson's recent successes--boyscout camp and football camp. It occurred to me that each experience gave me back a piece of Jackson. [I'm not doing a very good job explaining this...] When we learned about Jackson's diagnosis, so many dreams were snuffed out. We no longer thought about our son becoming an athlete, a scholar, or even a friend. We thought in much smaller terms:"how many words does he have?""did he learn a new sign""is he reaching out to us?""that's playing pretend, isn't it?"Our perspective as parents permanently changed. It's like we had this complete picture of our child and autism fractured it--into a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.Each day little by little, we get pieces of the puzzle back. It'll never be complete, never the same as we expected, but there will be parts that will come together.Like when he participated in the school music program, enjoyed boyscout camp, rode the roller coaster and attended football camp. Bit by bit, we get pieces of what we expected back.Of course, the flip side of this is all the joys we gain from Jackson that we never expected in spite of the autism, but that's another post my friends....