ASD - quiet day -hand holding needed

[LunarRose]

DS (4) has been doing so well doing well last year and half, he speech has really come forward..

then today he had a totally absent day. very few words, never more than 2 together.

Made harder cos we were on a very much enjoyed family day out that normally has him chattering away in his own funny way. Feel sad cos he was just so into himself today.

That's it really,

"holding your hand" and hoping things are better tomorrow. It's so hard sometimes isn't it.

Could he be growing a virus or just tried? Offers cuppa and biscuit too

Lisa- Whilst it might seem wrong really hoping that might be the case. He does do that when ill. But last year he had 2 seizures. kinda dreading we may be building up to another.

The hand holding really is appreciated. We've had so much support with helping DS come out of himself, and the difference particularly since he started school has been tremendous, everyones noticed. But today was a proper full on return to clingy silent introspective DS, which is why it's hit me hard

Dd2 has "odd" days that I worry about, it's normally 2 days later she gets sick. Used to be horrible as she got pneumonia and so winter is hell.
I would be worried too, it's normal, hopefully nothing but if it is least your be prepared.

Lunar

It could just be he needed a day (or two) off, as it were. I am undergoing assessment for asd at the present, and often find if I have a week which has been full on, or with a variety of changes/unexpected occurances/not normally happening events, I can shut down for a day or two. I tend to pull back from interacting with people (ignore the phone and door, wont chat online, will stay in the house without visitors) and spend time reading books I know really well, listening to favourite music, playing favourite computer games. Things I don't have to think about, that are comforting because they are extremely familiar. Maybe you ds just had one of these days? I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Ds is unwell this week and by the end of this evening he was so tired his speech was barely recognisable to me and generally speaking I understand him most of the time even when others don't.

Hopefully it's just a blip. Does he have any sensory issues? We have found that when ds is on days out in environments like theme parks, zoo's etc he becomes totally insular and barely says a word.

Dd3 also gets like this towards the end of term, she is difficult to motivate and very grumpy and clingy.

She works really hard at school, just getting there sometimes is a challenge. She has also made huge progress at school in the last few months but we do pay a price at home.

I hope that your Ds is ok and that he is just shutting the world out for a while to allow himself some recovery time.

Take care and be kind to yourselves.

I'll hold your hand and offer tea and chocolate.

I always know DS is coming down with something when he is quiet - cos normally he is the opposite

Ineed a life - I forget DS has only been at school since september! Your comment about being tired towards the end of term rings true. I forget usually when we've done this trip we have a quiet day before and after to prepare/recover and when he was at nursery he was only doing 3 mornings a week so wasn't so tired!!! What a "Duh!" moment, no wonder he would be tired, I worked myself into such a stew!!

He asked to tuck up in bed yesterday afternoon and watched toy story.

Thank you everyone, really good to get some perspective (not so easy to do when you're tired yourself!!!)