A Morning in an Autism Household....

Have you ever been so frusterated that you just had to sit there and laugh histerically? That is how today started for me. Here Let me explain.....

You see Aidan in his autistic mind has to take things apart and see all the pieces. He likes to try and figure out how things work, and touch ALL of the componants -- whether it is a toy car, the wheel barrel, or the bed.

Cora on the other hand, her little autistic mind doesn't like things taken apart. She likes things neat and tidy, she likes soft and cuddly things, and definetly does not like metal wirey things.

And Haylee, just likes to watch what is going on around her -- it is like her littl emind has already figured out that if she doesn't participate then she will not get into trouble....

Well in their bedroom there is a set of bunkbeds that Aidan and Cora sleep in, there is a toddler bed that Haylee sleeps in, and there is a crib set up as a day bed that their stuffed animals sleep in -- and that is about it since Aidan had taken apart and broken almost everything else or we have moved everything else to the playroom.

Can you see where I am going with this??

So I heard the kids up playing in their room around 7 this morning, so I slowly made it out of my bed and collected averyone's clothes for the day and got a tub filled with water so everyone could start the day nice and clean -- I took my time because the kids usually play for a while in the mornings.

Soon I could hear Cora screaming and throwing an all out fit and I could also hear Aidan laughing. So imagine my surprise when I opened the bedroom door and saw that Aidan had taken the crib mattress off of the crib and had taken it apart. Yes there was foam, plastic covering, and cardboard all over the room -- infact I found Haylee sitting on her bed UNDER a piece of foam!! And there was Cora screaming on the floor since her foot was touching the metal coals of what used to be a mattress and right next to her was Aidan laughing and having a grand old time -- so proud of his accomplishments -- next to Cora!

I wish I had batteries in my camera to catch the scene!! It was one of those times where I didn't know what else to do but to laugh and try to ignore the situation! I mean what else can you do?!?!

Oh what a way to start the day!