Saturday 3 January 2015

Am I responding the right way ?

My son is amazing, wonderful, clever and funny, yet the things he says or does I know will not make him easily accepted by the outside world. As a parent I go from laughing at the things he says or does  to realising these things could be a real problem as his life progresses. I'm certainly no expert and as most parents with ASD children would agree every child is different and it's a learning curve for everyone involved. I do question - as every parent does, am I responding in the right way. My sons most recent autistic quirk is tight clothing - and I mean really tight ! He is currently refusing to wear anything that isn't two sizes too small, he wears his trousers like Simon Cowell with his t shirts tucked in, and mostly refuses to wear a jumper  or coat. Whilst this sensory feeling of being wrapped up right is comforting for him, he also hates to be the centre of attention or pointed out for being different. At the moment we are going with it, and hoping the social norms will kick in at some point, although there is a part of me that loves this quirkiness, almost as much as I love him !