Dd didn't fall asleep so ended up dashing in and out of the bath while she watched cbeebies in her swing.
Its not as bad as it sounds though, as if I angle to doors just right I can see her from the bath and she fell asleep about 4 minutes after I left the room!
Tree, I think what bothered me most was that he has alway been told, no matter how bad something is, he will always get into worse trouble for lying than for telling the truth. He did however relate that very sentiment back to me last night when we woke him to go to the toilet and he has promised not to lie again.
Read up about ASD and lying today and apparently its only possible for most people with ASD to lie to people they are very close to, as they are the only people they can 'read' iyswim. If you look at it like that, I guess its a sort of backhanded compliment that he chose me to lie to.
He came out of school today and told me there was no homework again - followed by a pointed 'ask the teacher if you don't believe me'. So I did, and there wasn't so that was something. Unfortunately the teacher also told me that she really struggled with him today and he obviously struggled to cope. Apparently he had several altercations with the other SN child in his class, who he used to clash with before we took him off gluten originally, and it ended with him hitting the other boy. His teacher said its like he is not quite there and has no tolerance for anything he doesn't like or makes him uncomfortable. She said there is a palpable difference in him today and said she thinks it must be the gluten now as well, given that we have upped him from one gluten containing meal a day to three. Weirdly, its feels like a relief that someone else has noticed the connection between his gluten intake and his behaviour, as it backs us up and stops me worrying that we are deluding ourselves or using it as an excuse. The school were a bit about it when we first mentioned it to them, but they are completely behind us after seeing him like this.
He told me when we got home that he can feel himself doing/saying something that he knows is wrong, but he can't stop himself. He is finding it really distressing. I spoke to him briefly about what happened with the other boy and what he thinks he did wrong and what he thinks he should have done and left it at that. Advice from the SN board is that what happens at school stays at school as home should be kept as his safe place.
Only got to see my sister for half an hour in the end and was very to see she has lost a stack of weight and is looking stunning. (Doesn't help that she is ten years younger than me and has no children either mind you.) Still, it was nice to see her really.
Dd walked to the school with Mum and I today. She absolutely will not hold hands though, which is a bit nerve wracking. Again, totally different from her brothers, who people always used to comment on (and still do sometimes) because they always hold my hand beautifully and behave when we are near roads. She did the 500m stretch up to the crossing lady, then I carried her to the playground and she wandered around all over the place drawing a crowd at the window of one of the upper junior classrooms (boys and girls) who were all waving and saying ahh because she looked so cute. Had to pick her up and move her along before they got into trouble, then she did it all over again with them on the way back round to pick up ds1! She is now officially exhausted but has refused a nap favouring being mega-grumpy instead. Hopefully she should sleep well tonight though.
Mountain biking champs sound like fun. Did you have lovely sunshine like we did yesterday? You are certainly getting your money's worth out of your Radio Flyer, if I had any money I would be sooo tempted to buy one.
Don't worry about the acid, you have more than balanced it out over the years with all your green ways.