Asher is not typical. He gets over stimulated because he has sensory processing difficulties. Everything is heightened for him. He loves to be around people and he loves all of the commotion of being outside, but he gets overloaded. What comes off as bad behavior is just a kid that's too happy and too excited about everything going on around him.
He is a picky eater, but he eats a combination of textures. He loves fruit, yogurt, pudding, peanut butter, bread, crunchy snacks, chicken, etc. He can look at food on my plate and gag though. He won't try noodles or potatoes or apples, but he eats peas and corn. Whatever, Asher.
He is not bothered with loud noises. He's been to ballgames, heard bands playing, and he lives with my loud mouth. He will, occasionally, cover his ears when there is too much going on, but he's not afraid. He's usually smiling.
He loves to touch everything. He loves to put his face on a cold window. He loves to lay his body on concrete warmed by the sun. He loves metal. He puts spoons in his mouth and rubs his hands on metal slides and poles.
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He also loves to be messy. He loves to play with Kinetic sand, slime, mud, and poop. Yep, poop.
Many Autistic kids have digestive problems. From what I understand, constipation is the issue. They don't like the texture of poop, so they won't go. Potty training is difficult and medication is often needed. Many parents have to make frequent trips to the hospital in order to get their kids cleaned out. We don't have these problems. Asher doesn't mind the texture, in fact, he likes it.
He started getting into his diaper and playing with his poop. I won't go into ALL of the details. Trust me, you don't want to know. It was like Play Doh for him. I started keeping one piece, zip up pajamas on him. Guess what he learned at therapy?? How to work a zipper!!
I then became an inventor. I put the pajamas on him backwards and cut the feet out of them. They zipped up the back. He couldn't reach it.😏 One of his therapists told me about a company that makes pajamas that zip up the back. I have a few of my creations and a few pairs of the professionally made ones. He always has one of these on while we are at home.
A quick story so that you understand my pain. Asher pooped while in his carseat. I don't think this has ever happened. We were on a back road coming from therapy. I smelled it, but there was no where to pull over. By the time I found a spot. This is what I was dealing with.
I wanted to set my truck on fire. I womaned up and cleaned it though. Anyway, he has gotten better about this. No messes in a while. It's probably because he doesn't get to run around without being zipped up. Lol
Homemade pjs
The real deal pjs
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