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<blockquote data-quote="Amity" data-source="post: 718153" data-attributes="member: 22179"><p><u><strong>I only have 3 at home I am not sure how to fix my signature, I am working on that in short order. </strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>This sounded very much like chastising me. I am trying hard. I have tons of patients but when it runs out or my fears creep in I run here , to friends or sometimes even am desperate enough to talk to family. </strong></u></p><p><u><strong>OVERLY INVOLVED....ha ha ha arent we all? </strong></u></p><p><u><strong>with eating, no maybe not nearly enough because I don't want to do damage. I have issues with food that stem from my parents.So I try very hard to make sure it is balanced. I tell my kids, yes absolutely you can have a cupcake and you can eat it too if you feel that is what is right for you. However dinner will be in 15 min so if you can wait please try to do so. Some times they pick yes sometimes that cupcake is the thing they want. end of story. No lash back, no fussing, nothing. just a happy kid with frosting on their face <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>I understand that food is a thing for autistic people. For my son it is a soother!!!!!!!! Last night we went to the roller rink (one of his loved activities) however we went to a different place then our usual (silly mom what were you thinking) he struggled from the moment we entered the door till we finally left 30 min after they closed (he is 70+ pounds now and I cant carry him anymore, he must leave on his terms) all night long he went to the water fountain. after a bad fall on his bottom that resulted in people running to see if he was ok (worst thing they could do) the only thing that calmed him down was a cup of ice cream that the staff brought him (I believe they felt bad for making it worse). I didn't fuss about the food and matter fact joined him in a little cup and had a fun talk about dinosaurs and weather they would have liked ice cream. For those few moments we were isolated and he was okay and happy then it was over and he turned into the rink and the anxiety literally washed over him. We were right back to whimpering and etc. This night made me feel helpless and drained. </strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Tonight we have open house at his school and I already feel like I don't think that is such a good idea. Like why do such things when I know the likelyhood of it being high stress for him. likely to cause more harm than good. </strong></u></p><p><u><strong>This is how it is in big box stores (meijer, walmart, sams club etc and even in places like whole foods, trader joes, krogers, publix etc). I have learned that if I want to save any patience for the things that are important then I must pick my battles and activities wisely. </strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amity, post: 718153, member: 22179"] [U][B]I only have 3 at home I am not sure how to fix my signature, I am working on that in short order. This sounded very much like chastising me. I am trying hard. I have tons of patients but when it runs out or my fears creep in I run here , to friends or sometimes even am desperate enough to talk to family. OVERLY INVOLVED....ha ha ha arent we all? with eating, no maybe not nearly enough because I don't want to do damage. I have issues with food that stem from my parents.So I try very hard to make sure it is balanced. I tell my kids, yes absolutely you can have a cupcake and you can eat it too if you feel that is what is right for you. However dinner will be in 15 min so if you can wait please try to do so. Some times they pick yes sometimes that cupcake is the thing they want. end of story. No lash back, no fussing, nothing. just a happy kid with frosting on their face :) I understand that food is a thing for autistic people. For my son it is a soother!!!!!!!! Last night we went to the roller rink (one of his loved activities) however we went to a different place then our usual (silly mom what were you thinking) he struggled from the moment we entered the door till we finally left 30 min after they closed (he is 70+ pounds now and I cant carry him anymore, he must leave on his terms) all night long he went to the water fountain. after a bad fall on his bottom that resulted in people running to see if he was ok (worst thing they could do) the only thing that calmed him down was a cup of ice cream that the staff brought him (I believe they felt bad for making it worse). I didn't fuss about the food and matter fact joined him in a little cup and had a fun talk about dinosaurs and weather they would have liked ice cream. For those few moments we were isolated and he was okay and happy then it was over and he turned into the rink and the anxiety literally washed over him. We were right back to whimpering and etc. This night made me feel helpless and drained. Tonight we have open house at his school and I already feel like I don't think that is such a good idea. Like why do such things when I know the likelyhood of it being high stress for him. likely to cause more harm than good. This is how it is in big box stores (meijer, walmart, sams club etc and even in places like whole foods, trader joes, krogers, publix etc). I have learned that if I want to save any patience for the things that are important then I must pick my battles and activities wisely. [/B][/U] [/QUOTE]
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