Keep your eye on the ball!! Or else!!!

It's been a tiring week but very productive. Ben has only had 4 2hr sessions with volunteers this week so I've been doing a lot of the playing. It's been great fun but pretty tiring as its been play, park, play, park etc.

Ben has started to progress in the playroom with his toilet training and has actually done a wee (with pants off and in tub) for both Amy and Jade. Yay!

His language has also made a big leap this week. He recently started to point things out to us like 'sky' 'shoes' 'car' etc. which was great as his language was no longer just functional but conversational as well. But this week he has moved on a little more and has a couple of times pointed and said 'what is it?' quite clearly! He is babbling a lot now as well and sometimes in amongst all that chunnering there are some sentences.

The best one at the moment is 'pick it up please.' This is a new game he's started plying with me where he puts a cup on the floor, not sure why it's a cup, then he wants me to say pick it up please. Then when he picks it up I have to say 'oh thank you Ben.'

You might be wondering how I know what to say, well he said it first and pointed at me! How amazed was I?

Stay Alert Mum!

I don't know about other parents with autistic children but I know that I can't take my eye off the ball for a second without 'something' happening. An unfortunate event as I like to call them :)

I'm tired this morning after a migraine yesterday and most defiantly not at my best. So I'm doing the dishes, bit daydreamy, and he's already done a poo this morning, and he has just done a wee so I think I'm safe :)

Next minute Ben comes into the kitchen, from being upstairs for ten minutes, completely naked, covered in poo and says 'help me' in a really timid little voice.

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!

Park Friends Please! :(

We haven't been to the park this morning as I got myself a bit upset yesterday when we were there. Ben is really trying to make friends with other kids. He's going up to them and getting some eye contact and giving them a big smile, then he says something unintelligible and the kid normally runs away and hides by their mum. He sometimes continues to follow them around and in the end they start saying 'stop following me' which he doesn't understand!

He started to get a bit upset yesterday about it and ended up wanting to go home. He just hasn't got the language skills yet, but it breaks my heart. I'm really hoping he keeps trying though cos I'm sure it won't be long before he can start to talk to them.

Ok off to make the sunday roast xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if I can stay awake *yawn* xxxxxxxxx

oooh nearly forgot Ben has put the toothbrush in his mouth and brushed his tongue and a couple of teeth for about 4secs 3times now!! Smiling as he does it, keeping my fingers crossed its not a flash in the pan!

He has also been letting me have a short (Or sometimes long, sorry Dave!) chat with volunteers after their sessions yay!