We have tanties and stuff, but I guess compared to Matilda its mild. Jovie's one thing is following us around screaming to be carried. Always at times when you need both hands. When we say no, she gets on the ground and sobs and screams. You'd think we've been hurting her .
I used to have such a hard time when Matilda was this age. Seriously, I would be crying on the ground daily. I felt like such a failure as a mum. Matlida would harm herself seriously, if I said "no" she would run into a corner, like a table corner or a wall corner, until she bled. She would hold her breath until she passed out and she would try to escape everytime she was outside. She refused to be held or cuddled and would scream 6 hours a day. I am NOT saying she was more difficult than other children, just that it sucked big time for me. I had no family around & friends didn't know how to help me or what they could do other than offer advice at what I was doing wrong. We went to a Triple P course which helped with parenting and a few strong willed child seminars. We started going to indenpendant parenting counselling sessions weekly. It was full on. Only NOW... 2 years later we realise that she may have Asperger's. It all makes sense what she was doing.
Tara - FYI... She's been positively diagnosed with sensory integration issues and low muscle tone, but the ASD diagnosis is a bit further off. We moved and they wanted to do some more assessments which we couldn't do, so we are being transfered down here, and are on a waiting list for next year.
There have been definate days with Matilda where I have locked her in her room & stood outside breathing to get through it. We had to make her room like a padded room between 2yrs and 3yrs. So she could throw herself around & not hurt herself. She would recoil when we touched her.
Its good to know Im not the only one going through or has gone through this.
Zander does the intentional hurting himself sometimes....if he is near a wall when I say he cant have something he will just head butt the wall and if I say stop you will get a sore head he does it again...he is definitely strong willed.
He is also throwing things and hurting Wyatt. If there is an object in reach and he wants what he cant have he will just throw the object..whatever it is eg remote control,cup,fork and it will go flying. He intentionally rams his toys(big firetruck) into Wyatt and the other day he ran over the top of Wyatt in his peddle car, I heard Wyatt screaming and I went into the bedroom and he was sitting on top of wyatt who was face and head down. We put him straight into his bed when he is naughty till he calms down...we have put a nice mattress and pillow inside a portacot - its not as long as a normal cot but the sides are higher and its wider and he cant get out.......I am going to attempt the big boy bed in the new year.
Does he understand that he can hurt at this age????? or does he think its funny???
i just wanted you all to know that I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth, and I am practising what I preach... I'm letting you know what is going on in my world at the moment... read my blog. its explains it, and i just cant type it again.... so if you don't see me about... that is why.
Oh V i dont know what to say hun.....huge hugs is all i can do.....your a strong chick....take care of yourself as well ok? Im sorry you have to deal with that and all the best for your neice too.
hi girls
happy birthday bilby, hope the second year round for you sits better gigi and you are coming to terms with her birth
well done kim officially a boy yay!
good luck V call if you need me
we have croup / asthma flared up again, I 've managed to hurt my back lugging plastic around this weekend and sleep is currently a luxury in our house. all good tho!
love yas xxxx
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for u and ur poor neice its just not fair, i hope everything goes well for her, im glad she has u V 
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