tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post5448619150799750003..comments2023-09-22T13:48:28.540-04:00Comments on The New "Normal": Living with Autism: Back In The SaddleJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-75171512876760167282013-11-27T10:18:20.706-05:002013-11-27T10:18:20.706-05:00Nice to see your posts again!. Always great shares...Nice to see your posts again!. Always great shares and information. Best of luck always.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431847084321147125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-64260607328318837942013-11-26T19:45:23.578-05:002013-11-26T19:45:23.578-05:00I am coming around to PECS, sucking it up and real...I am coming around to PECS, sucking it up and realizing that I would much rather he be able to tell me what he wants, even if the verbal language hasn't come yet. when he picks the picture I am just delighted!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-51508872428017068852013-11-26T19:31:39.540-05:002013-11-26T19:31:39.540-05:00That sounds like good progress! Sophie is like thi...That sounds like good progress! Sophie is like this too- her skills ebb and flow, appear and fade... I'm also always tentative, cautiously optimistic. One day at a time :) Sophie's Trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774177895296697594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-26191704230769959882013-11-26T09:38:15.814-05:002013-11-26T09:38:15.814-05:00Thanks Lisa! Thanks Lisa! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-65295486516549943412013-11-26T09:31:35.837-05:002013-11-26T09:31:35.837-05:00It is completely "normal" to be afraid (...It is completely "normal" to be afraid (using your own blog title against you - I couldn't resist!)<br />You are seeing some positive signs, and it's great that at the moment he's taking baby steps at self-control. But know, that just as with any typically developing child, there will be a few steps forward and a few steps back.<br />In my experience with my daughter, who will be 11 next month, she always experiences some regression and confusing behavior before making some developmental leap. So his behavior may get worse before it gets better.<br />But I completely "get" the fear, the frustration, and feeling cynical as a way to protect yourself.<br />I guess I'm writing just to remind you that you're not alone. twitter: LisasLebennoreply@blogger.com