tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post8399631016938526604..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: Dispatch from the middle of the nightSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-75726081263820364072012-12-20T16:08:46.205-05:002012-12-20T16:08:46.205-05:00I'm pretty sure it's the Christmas routine...I'm pretty sure it's the Christmas routine changes---I hope anyway. Normal sounds heavenly! One thing I've forgotten the past few days is to bring a snack in the car. Janey doesn't eat super well at school, just because she likes her food freshly made to order, and Daddy does that for her! She will NEVER nap! And she does pretty well with being told it's bedtime, but that's easier when she is wanting to stay up, not when she wants to go to bed way too early! We've tried telling her it's not bedtime yet, but when she's ready for bed, she's ready for bed. Once in a long while, she'll go back to bed in the night when she wakes up if we tell her too, but usually it's like talking to a wall. I'm looking forward to Christmas being over, in a lot of ways, from a Janey perspective. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-83632001401318139212012-12-20T09:48:38.517-05:002012-12-20T09:48:38.517-05:00That sounds so difficult.
How does she react if...That sounds so difficult. <br /><br /> How does she react if you pick her routine instead of her picking it? Such as you say when it's time for bed?<br /><br />I agree, Janey seems to really like her routine - even she also hates it. Ciena likes her routine too - but I have found that when I let her go and do it, she will change it up on her own a naughty little way. :-/ Which is frustrating! <br /><br />I hope things get better for you! (Maybe a tall glass of wine is in order.) :) Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096082663723665916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-26947656075156281192012-12-20T08:01:55.386-05:002012-12-20T08:01:55.386-05:00It's tough living with a Diva. Sometimes I th...It's tough living with a Diva. Sometimes I think Lindsey dreams up ways to make me crazy. Janey is probably reacting to all the extra holiday stimuli at school. You are right about just waiting it out although the waiting feels like an endless pit of despair. My Christmas wish for you is that everything returns to "normal" or at least tolerable. :)mknecht24https://www.blogger.com/profile/17819582073139000178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-67709784541024234062012-12-20T07:51:18.091-05:002012-12-20T07:51:18.091-05:00This might be an obvious question, but does she ea...This might be an obvious question, but does she eat enough at school? Maybe she needs to have an extra snack? Also, would they be able to give her some downtime after lunch (more reasonable nap time)? Maybe she can lay down in the reading corner or something. I can relate to the no-sleep fatigue for sure though- we got 2 babies who don't sleep!Sophie's Trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774177895296697594noreply@blogger.com