Adrian and Jade

Monday Adrian had a full blown meltdown at Walmart. We went to cash a check because it was closer than the bank and Adrian wanted C batteries for his Rocky the Robot Truck. We had to leave the store  without them because the check could not be cashed there. Try explaining that one to a six year old with PDD-NOS. To complicate matters further I had complete strangers look at me as my son was in full meltdown mode and start laughing when he bit my face. He has never bit me before. He has attempted when highly stressed, but he has never bit me. This caught me completely off guard. My husband has few moments where he is absolutely patient and thank god this was one of them!!! I had to carry Adrian who had kicked off his boots at that point to our vehicle about 7 to 10 feet away while he was thrashing and screaming. Not a pleasant moment for Adrian or me. The rage takes over his small little body and nothing will calm him until he is ready. He completely disappears and it's as if an alternate personality steps forward to deal with the frustration he can not handle.  Steven and Jade are lost on me. They may be saying things or doing things to try to help and I am not hearing it. Usually for some reason when Jade speaks he freaks out even more so I am constantly trying to remind her not to say anything to him when he has these episodes so he does not lash out at her. Steven has the ability to help calm him almost every time. Even if he has to yell to Adrian over his screaming to get him to listen it usually works. I just want to rock him like I did when he was a baby. The rocking helps too and calms me down as well. Lately we have been deep breathing like crazy!!!! On a positive note Adrian did get those batteries after we went back to Walmart and I have heard Rocky the Robot truck moving around his room and our kitchen ever since. Mostly he moves it back and forth so he can watch the wheels, but he also likes to play with it and listen to it talk. We got him a Stinky the Garbage truck for Christmas so I will hear them both in a couple of days. He has had this strange obsession with play houses over the last couple of years so we bought him one this year.  His Neurologist has a play house in the waiting area and his obsession with them has grown since he started seeing his Neurologist in October. He wants his own space to play in and for his sister too. I also ordered The Transporters Series his Special Ed teacher was  telling me about. Maybe it will be here by next week so we can start using it.