Jonathon had gotten in the shower upstairs last night and after awhile Tim heard a pounding on the wall. In our family the pounding on the wall means "I need something! Someone come help!" Tim went into the bathroom and asked Jonathon what he needed to which Jonathon replied "I need those pajamas." Tim came downstairs chuckling and reported to me that Jonathon finally figured out what the knocking on the wall meant. I see this as both a good thing and a bad.
Good, in that he has figured out if he needs something, while in the shower, he can knock on the wall and someone will come help. Bad in that the little stinker knows he's supposed to go downstairs and get his jammies BEFORE his shower and I think he was just being a lazy!
Oh well... who doesn't try to get a family member to do something for them if they can!! LOL!
Sounds like the same problem my sister has with her 14 year old. She's constantly asking her mom to get her things from the other room. Apparently it's to tiring for her teenage legs to get it herself.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I have an friend with an adult child with autism and I was telling her about how you started taken Jonathon to a specialist in Denver and I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the program.
Thank you.
Teresa,
ReplyDeleteIt isn't a program but a group of three specialists who are all independent, but work together.Can you send me an email to kurmudgeonkards@gmail.com and I will give you the contact info.