LJ Idol 10.16 - Thunderclap

[banana_galaxy]

"Does he have any sensitivity to sound, or different textures he does or doesn't like to touch

Comments

[marlawentmad]

Thank you so much for writing about this so eloquently! Your son is so lucky to have a caring and capable parent.

[banana_galaxy]

Thanks :)

[swirlsofblue]

Thank you for sharing, I hope everything works out.

[banana_galaxy]

Thanks :)

[messygorgeous]

My younger brother, who is now in his 30's, is definitely on the spectrum. Sadly, when he was a kid, ASD was not on the radar like it is now.

He had social issues, sensory issues and a difficulty connecting with people. Growing up, he only told my mom he loved her twice, which broke her heart, she didn't understand where she had "failed."

He is married now, to a woman who loves him and can work around his quirks. I just wish someone had known to point my family in the right direction way back when. We all could have benefitted from the enlightment that comes with a diagnosis!

[banana_galaxy]

That's why I think it's stupid when people get upset about there being higher incidences of it now. Well, duh, it's because there's more awareness of it, not because more people are autistic.

It must've been really sad for your mom. Thankfully that's not something I've had to worry about with my son. I know how much he loves me. Although he can be like that with other people.

Diagnosis definitely helps with understanding, though, and I feel like knowing this earlier on is going to give us much better ways to deal with it and help him on his journey.

[eternal_ot]

All the best for the upcoming evaluation, hope you find your answers. And you truly are a wonderful mom :) *Hugs*

[banana_galaxy]

Thanks :)

[my_name_is_jenn]

My brother's on the spectrum. He has a lot of sensitivities when it comes to his clothes. He's never worn jeans, he can't stand the tags on his shirts, he only wears sneakers with socks (never any sandals or flipflops or anything that's not a sneaker). We've gotten him to wear "dress shoes" for special occasions that are only kind of non-sneaker like. The vacuum cleaner bugs him so he sometimes wears earplugs. It took him years to get used to flushing toilets.

I've never been evaluated or diagnosed, but I probably fall somewhere on the spectrum. Loud noises aren't an issue, but a lot of different noises at once make me anxious and uncomfortable. I'm really sensitive to the texture of my food. And I have always had a really difficult time making eye contact with people.

I'm glad you got a diagnosis. I wish you the best of luck. :)

[banana_galaxy]

I can definitely understand why your brother is on the spectrum. I'm not that sensitive to clothes, but I have noticed some materials bother me a little. Not enough that I refuse to wear them though. My son used to have an issue flushing toilets, but I'm not sure if it was because of the noise (although that did bother him in airplanes) or if it was just because he didn't have the strength to push the handle.

Too many noises at once can bother me too. I noticed last week, after I posted this, that I'd been especially bothered when a whole bunch of people in my improv class started singing something a cappella.

Thanks. :)