Temple Grandin

This woman is an absolute blessing to our world. Through just the movie about her my perception of autism has changed. It helped me to understand better my son and why he does some of the things that he does. This movie could not have come into my life at a better time. Though my sons "condition" is not in the category of lower functioning autism. He is still very affected in his daily life and there for so are all of the people who interact with him and care about him.

In the movie Temple talks about spinning, rolling and being hugged by things other than another person to bring comfort to herself becuse of her autism.
I am lucky in the fast that my son has always been very cuddly with me. More so I think than most children. So he needs extra hugs if anything but, he does do other things to calm himself down. One of those things is talking to himself. He does this alot. Another is singing and laying on the floor. I sometimes find him out of his bad at night sleeping on the floor. I am not sure what it is about this act that bring him comfort but I think I know. I think he feels more grounded more secure when he lays on the floor.

I am a very sensitive person like he is. Sensitive to others emotions, sounds, music, lighting and most of all atmosphere. I am now thinking of ways that I can help him find more comfort. Becuse lately he has been very uncomfortable. Very agitated and seemingly stressed. I am honestly not sure why. But I intend to get to the bottom of it and help him in any way that I can.

when my son is agitated and or over stimulated his symptoms become very strong.
He will begin to yell, cry, and argue everything I say no matter what it is even if his argumentative words make no sense. For example I will say "Arthur please calm down it is just a stick and it broke we can get another one." "No!!" He will reply while throwing the broken peices to the ground and start to cry now this some may say is what most kids will do but he will take it a step farther. This will continue for hours until I can find something to get his mind off of the stick. An hour later I am still holding him and trying to get him to calm down and he is saying things like I dont want too, not my problem , this is not a test. And he is so upsett that it seems to interupt his thought procceses.

Now he does not always get this intense. Usually if he does it is becuse he is tired or really over stimuated. But lately as I have said he seems angry at the world and agitated. No worries though, He and I will get through this together .