you know you have a child with sn

[2shoes]

because you use syringes instead of water pistols

...it's impossible to walk past a bin without peering in to investigate the contents, a lampost without licking it, or railings without swinging off them.

You plan your route somewhere that involves the least amount of drainpipes

ooh, funny you should mention curtains, i was only thinking last night that i might try velcro as i was looking at the limp hanging one with only 2 hooks left unsnapped.

when the errant poo is found, and you get excited at poo on the bathroom floor, at least its in the right room this time

when you are running on so little sleep that your DC's logic of food/plate placement makes total sense. And you shout loudly in a cafe with desperate urgency "NOOOOO!!! DONT LET THE BEANS TOUCH THE SAUSAGE!" followed innocently with "have any other food that is red and round?"

5inthebed: Dingle Dangle scarecrow also makes an appearance when walking past black cabs , me singing loudly, DS4 clutching his ears tightly... does make me wonder what other people think my son thinks of my singing.

When you automatically say 'use your knife and fork please' at regular intervals when you sit at the table to eat, even if you are not with DCs !!!!

When you constantly give 5, 2 and 1 minute wanring for ABSOLUTELY BLOODY EVERYTHING to anyeon within earshot!!

omg, i thought everyone did the countdown thing

when you use Makaton to communicate with your dc or your dh through windows or in noisy place

I often think the makaton vocabulary is woefully short of Words Needed To Order Drinks In Loud Pubs.

You walk down the street saying "Watch out for the lamp post!" "Mind the bin!" and "Watch out for the pram!" - before you remember that your accident-prone ds1 is actually at school.

Aww Fio, I wish you were my friend

LOL fio....

When you have to watch every DVD to the end of the credits and watch the menu through one time before the telly is switched off.

When you have five kids but live in the quietest house in the street, all tv's on teletext, all music on headphones and anything said in anything more than a loud whisper is met with tears and "you shouted at me"

When you scan the room/cafe/retaurant/friend's kitchen looking for errant tags at mealtime - or you absent-mindedly tuck the tags out of sight on your friend's cushions during coffee

when your child's first lie is a glorious mile stone. oh and when you aren't too bothered if your child swears as any context appropriate speech is seen as GOOD THING.

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( I love this thread)

Totalchaos I too shared your joy at ds's first lie (he was 13) and do remember punching the air with joy when he said "bloody hell" as it was used appropriately and the first two words he put together. Got lots of strange looks as I clapped and said "good talking Jack"

i think makaton for ordering drinks is more than acceptable, especially if you want: Juice. Red Juice. Big red juice.

when you quite like the quirky 'nose kiss' (putting nose onto closed eyelid!) even though a normal kiss on the cheek was what was expected

and when everyone stares in the playground.

when you sit in a meeting not thinking thathaving a 4 year old licking your face is somewhat unusual

when you celebrate a first tantrum (Ds3, about 2 mionths ago LOL0

when you spend more time in school meetings than anywhere else bar home

when the SENCO says she will be sad when your boys go up as you have so many contacts and ideas (!)

when you walk through town with ds3 singing loudly like a drunk and getting looks at think its fab that you can understand some of it

when the word cheesy is normal background sound
PMSL at food behind drawers, errant poo, loo roll....

You welcome visitors into the house, lock the door and hide the keys!

You know the number of every local lampost

A vax is part of your annual budget

You know the exact second, by sound, that your ASD son will be compelled to flush the toilet for a second time.

You no longer think sleep deprivation ends 5 years after last birth

When you have spent the last two years perfecting the art of making furniture, boxes etc looking exactly like a tardis and suddenly everything has to look exactly like superman [even though DS doesnt know exactly what a J or a B looks like]

When you get a kiss on the lips from your 6 year old and you cry because he has only ever leant his head forward before.

When every door in your house has one of those security chains at the top of it because bolts are far to easy to work out!

When you hear the sound of furious obscenties flying over the garden wall because your DS has yet again lobbed something hard and dangerous into the air because 'I dont know why mum'

LOL at loads of these!

When it seems entirely normal to allow your 5 year old to wear trousers, sweatshirt, coat, socks and boots to school in the middle of a heatwave.

When you find yourself giving everyone instructions to avoid the gate/wall/pole/other people/bags then realise that you don't actually have your SN child with you, the one who is like a human pinball.

When you get incredibly excited because your 5 year old said bugger. Well she meant 'bubble' but who cares it came out wrong, it's A NEW WORD"!!