This picture is of Caleb after he calmed down but he was still too sad to smile so he made his sad face. Aaah. When he was having a meltdown he looked a little like the Incredible Hulk because his hands were green.
This morning we braved temperatures in the 30s to do a little Easter egg hunt with some other kids from church. We were pretty darn cold but I think the kids enjoyed it. They are very into jelly beans at the moment so the thought of collecting eggs full of them was appealing. Each kid brought 12 eggs and then each one got to go home with 12 different ones. Despite the cold, it was a lot of fun.
Here is my autism "bit" for the day. This comes from The Autism Society of America.
Children with autism are frequently seen as aloof and uninterested in others. This is not the case with Asperger's Disorder. Individuals with Asperger's Disorder usually want to fit in and have interaction with others; they simply don't know how to do it. They may be socially awkward, not understanding of conventional social rules, or may show a lack of empathy. They may have limited eye contact, seem to be unengaged in a conversation, and not understand the use of gestures.
Interests in a particular subject may border on the obsessive. Children with Asperger's Disorder frequently like to collect categories of things, such as rocks or bottle caps. They may be proficient in knowing categories of information, such as baseball statistics or Latin names of flowers. While they may have good rote memory skills, they have difficulty with abstract concepts.
Hey, I remember that hunt from last year. Remember how warm it was? I believe you were moving into your house at the time.
ReplyDeleteYep, we were moving and you were Eva's mommy for the day. I'm glad it wasn't that cold last year or it would have made moving a lot worse.
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