It was a rough day.
This little guy had a very, very rough day yesterday. Jake was hitting, spitting, banging his fists on the table, and repeating ugly words at school. Then, he was unbuckling his seatbelt and getting out of his seat on the bus. I was completely shocked because normally it’s Jesse that will occasionally exhibit this kind of behavior.
I sent messages back and forth with his teacher and it was decided that I would give him his medicine today. I hadn’t been giving it to him because he had so many potty accidents while he was on it. Even though I hate the thought of him having to take medicine, the behaviors are only getting worse, so it’s a must for now. I don’t take these decisions lightly and I cried a lot last night.
I believe that hormones are partially to blame. Jake is entering full blown puberty. Hair everywhere. 😳 (Thankfully, God took mercy on me and is letting the boys go one at a time.) Jake is starting to get an attitude at home and getting a bit sassy. I try to nip those behaviors immediately, but it is more than a bit difficult given the autism.
A couple of months ago, I had to get on to Jake and sent him upstairs to his room. He stomped up all 13 steps. I actually had to laugh a bit at that because it’s obviously hormones and not a learned behavior.
Puberty is difficult enough in “normal” children, but adding autism to the mix and it becomes a nightmare. Looking on the bright side, I’m glad that they are boys and i don’t have to deal with periods.
(Originally shared 12/6/2018)
