Ah so its christmas that is possibly making Ripley so feral. Makes sense. He's had a shocking last couple of days and is in fine rotten form today so Im hoping he keeps that up for the new pediatrician this afternoon.

If anything his attention span (or lack of comprehension) is getting worse. He threw a car at Dh yesterday so got timed out in his room for it. He knows that after that you have to say sorry to the person wronged and hug but yesterday he just wouldnt, or couldnt, say sorry so we ended up having to just let him out of his room otherwise he'd have been in there all day. Its getting very hard to punish him when he doesnt even 'get' it you know? I asked him quite a few times yesterday "Did you throw a car at Daddy?" and he kept saying "No." then telling me Daddy locked him in his room.

Lu - is swimming a good calming exercise for ASD kids? Or is it just water? You could look at investing in one of those inflated pools so you can put it up and down as need arises (obviously winter it would be down). Have you thought about swim lessons? I know the pool Im going to be working for has swim lessons for ASD kids. It is tailored specifically to their special needs and they seem to have alot of fun

Hello to everyone else! Hope your hanging in there.