"Samuel, you have poop running up your back!" These are the exact words I heard yesterday as I walked in the house from work. I have briefly mentioned before that Samuel is still not potty trained. His specialist in Greenville suggested that we not force it while he was adjusting to school. Occasionally he will indicate an awareness of a wet or dirty diaper. However, for the most part he does not seem to be overly concerned about a messy diaper. We have attempted at times to get him to sit on the potty and have him wear pull-ups on occasion. The pull-ups do not seem to help, as that is what he was wearing when I walked in the door yesterday. He has approximately one more month left in the school year, so we are going to work hard on potty training this summer. Hopefully progress will start to be made.
Samuel has recently started going through a different phase. He has begun to throw items much more and has grown even more attached to other toys. Today was a pretty rough day for him (and others) at school. It was a very wet morning commute and April was forced to stop in a different location from where she usually parks. As you know by now, Samuel does not like for his routine to be changed. Therefore, this made him upset. In addition, he has recently become very attached to these tiny Thomas trains. He has collected every train Sodor has to offer (or so it seems). Samuel likes to take two or three of them with him anytime we leave the house. Previously, he understood that he needed to leave them in the car when we arrived at our destination. In the past week, he has started wanting to carry them inside with us wherever we go. Unfortunately that was also the case this morning at school. So when April would not let him, she had to carry a screaming child into school. In addition, since it was raining he was picked-up by his teacher in a different location than usual. This only made him angrier. April said as she was dropping him off, he was screaming at the top of his lungs. The teacher said as time went on he did calm down. However, later in the morning he hit two classmates with a book that he was holding. His teacher indicated that this type of behavior is more aggressive although very sporadic. We have noticed similar behavior recently at home as well. This weekend he had an episode where he just started throwing toys and knocking items off counter tops, while laughing hysterically. Obviously he is getting overly stimulated during these moments, but we are trying to figure out how to recognize when these outbursts are about to occur, so we can direct his attention elsewhere before they start. Any suggestions that readers have are certainly welcome.
On a closing note, we did attended the 2016 Coastal NC Walk/Run for Autism in Wilmington on Saturday, April 23. It was an inspiring event as over 500 people participated in different ways. My parents pushed Samuel in a stroller, while Cameron ran beside them in the event. April and myself ran in the competitive race. Later, Cameron and my niece Caraline participated in the Kids Dash. There were informational booths for all kinds of support systems that are available across the state. Overall, it was a very enjoyable event that raised money for an outstanding cause. Thank you to those who donated on behalf of Samuel. It means more than you can imagine!
Till next time!
Brian
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