Keeping Score

If I were keeping score I would say today that Autism got a point today, but we got two points. So for today we are ahead! I'll take it a day at a time. So allow me to elaborate. Seth's tanturms are getting worse and more frequent. The good news is he does know he is wrong. So after they are done he does feel remorse. That's a huge leap forward. We went to the family doc today and got some help. On Friday Seth will start Speech Therapy. Now let me tell you the amazing part...most places that offter Speech Therapy have long waiting lists, but we were able to get an appointment to begin on FRIDAY! Praise the Lord for that!

Tomorrow he has another thearpy session here at home and hopefully we are going to work on behavior plans for when he does have a tantrum.

There is a plan. But beyond the plan of the therapists, and doctors and anyone else involved with Seth God has a plan. Autism doesn't scare Him...so I'm working to not let it scare me.

I've decided to start keeping track of "Sethisms." Those quirky little things that pop out of his brain when we least expect it. Today's Sethism....at lunch we were in line waiting to order and Seth kept looking into Mack's ear. (One thing to know about Seth is he is facinated with holes, he wants to know where they go...any hole...he needs to know. So we were in line and Seth was looking in Mack's ear and I told him to stop and leave Mack alone. Without blinking Seth looked at me and said "but I am the doctor." There ya go. Welcome to the autistic brain. There is logic there, too bad we don't know what it is!

Ok, one more Sethism. Yesterday I was getting drinks ready after lunch. Emma Claire does not like water but she loves H2O. I know it's a game but she drinks the water. So I handed her a sippy cup and said to her "here's your H2O Emma Claire" and Seth looked at me and just started giggling, looked at me from the corner of his eye and said "H2O" and giggled more. Seth knows our game! He knows that H2O is water and that we are fooling Emma Claire! I guess it's good for us that Seth likes water!

So it's been a long day, and today we won. Tomorrow, well only God knows, but in the end I know the ultimate winner....I've read the back of the Book!