Toddler wakes up in a bad mood every day

[DahliaRose]

I have a 2.5 year old son who wakes up every morning in a bad mood about something.

He goes to bed at 7ish and is usually asleep between 7-8. He wakes up most mornings around 6am so is getting a good sleep.

When he gets up the moaning starts. If take his sleeping bag off him it's meltdown central because he wanted to, If he wants his breakfast it's meltdown central because he's not getting it where he wants it or I'm not going quick enough or I f I won't carry him downstairs it's meltdown central.

Even if I do let him do these things i.e take his sleeping bag off it's meltdown central because he can't manage the zip or if I carry him it's not the way he wants to be carried.

This morning he wanted to play with his bath toys so I got him some water in a basin and put it in the living-room but then he stood wailing about it. Turns out he wanted the baths toys brought over. Rather than just say (he has good language) he would rather just stand there and cry or throw himself down)

It's so wearing to listen to. It's like he's genuinely never happy.
It's now creeping into other times of the day too.

Is this just normal toddler behaviour?

This sounds similar to my DD 😅 although she is vocal she is non verbal and not talking yet, she has been referred for an autism diagnosis. But everything has to be just so, how she wants it, on her terms or meltdown level 3 incoming. I feel like we have to be mind readers 😂 and mixed in with normal toddler behaviours, she definitely keeps me on my toes 😭🤣 I just do things the way that she likes them to keep meltdowns to a minimum.

Hi, i just seen this 6byears later. Sounds to m like your little one is showing autistic traits. Drive for autonomy and control over environment and routine leading to challenging behaviour or shut downs aswell as the sensory aversions with food and having safe foods.
Im wonderingnhow things are going now, 3 years later?