Intermission Post!

My brain is all a clutter!! After sharing the last three posts, I am feeling vulnerable and anxious. I will continue my series when I am not so rambly and jumbled. I am sure it has much to do with Thanksgiving next week and the many social encounters I have had the past two weeks – along with delayed reactions to moving. My brain always takes longer to catch up and process everything. In light of that, I thought it may be a good idea for me to share about some things that have been happening. Daniel has surprised me in several ways this week. He and Joshua blew me away the other day! However, great progress can manifest great meltdowns. I share that because I think many people forget, including me.

Whenever there are major connections being made in the brain it takes a lot to process.

It affects the entire body and all the systems going on in there, for Autistics it can cause overwhelming emotions and unexpected reactions. For me, I have also seen this with my kids, when it comes to socializing or trying new things the excitement can take over and we do not realize how much we are affected by what we are doing the next thing we know we are crying feeling very sad, or we become irritable, sometimes angry and have no idea why. Trying something new takes much thought for me many times the attempt seems to come out of nowhere as if it is spontaneous when in actuality; it has been a long time brewing in my mind – I just have not voiced it.

I have seen this pattern with my kids as well.

Continued ... Intermission Post!