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Adrian is a handful. He is amazingly bright, but throws a temper tantrum like no child I have ever seen before. Lately he throws or knocks over things when frustrated. Today he threw a bunch of items because his computer game did not do what he wanted it to. Then when it was time for bed and to turn off the computer game he threw more items. He is physically abusive at times and there is not a lot I can do to keep him from pinching, slapping, kicking and even biting when he does not get his way. When school is out he becomes an entirely different child. He loses focus and is generally unhappy unless watching cartoons or playing computer games. Sounds odd for a six year old child not to enjoy going outside, but given the choice he usually chooses to stay in. I can't hardly blame him because when he goes outside he has sensory overload and wanders off. He calls it exploring, I call it the worst kind of safety hazard. He could be half way down the block in a matter of minutes and I can't yell out to him because he does not respond. This makes parenting an extremely difficult task while outside. I expect that any parent who has a child on the Autism Spectrum has felt the same exact way. What I am hoping is to find other parents who deal with issues like this and figure out how they have handled them. Any strategy would be good. Thanks!!!

Today Adrian had a horrible melt down. Adrian is my husband and my second child, our baby, who has recently been diagnosed with PDD-NOS. Melt downs should not surprise me, He has at least one everyday, today however was different. He threw and spit out food all over our floor and then proceed to spit on me and assault me. He is only six, but a very strong six year old. It is exhausting to deal with on an every day basis. I figured maybe writing would help. We were supposed to do our first Autism function tonight, but due to lack of funds were unable to. I am not sure how Adrian would have handled it anyways. Tomorrow he is supposed to spend a night with his sister at his Papa and Grandma's house not sure how he will deal with that either. He is a stubborn little boy!!! I am hoping the next session with his therapist is scheduled soon because it seemed to help. and he will not let up about the three fancy girls he met at his cousin Lisa's birthday party. He named them coffee, water, and sprite. I am not sure what their actual names are we were too busy chasing Adrian to even ask. there is a lot of chasing involved when you have a child like Adrian. I think I am through for now. Good Bye :)