asplanet wrote:
As you mention screaming children when I was a new mother the information never said anything about being over sensitive, but the noise from my baby at times would make me shake, he was also on the spectrum at the time neither of us knew and i think we use to overload each other at times.. but please do not let this put anyone off from having children, as both my boys spectrum and non spectrum my greatest joy in life, the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done, and in their own way they have both open up my world and helped me grow as an individual...
Thank you for this, thank you so much. I have two little sons on the spectrum too and when #1 first came along he screamed A LOT and this was very distressing to me. My whole life I thought I "hated kids" but it's not true at all, it's mostly sensory reaction and how unpredictable they can be. Even now my son is still very *LOUD* and it is my biggest issue with parenting him, but getting so much better because we can talk about it.
It used to be when I was at malls and heard the echoing of screaming children I would have to leave. Hmmm, actually, it's still that way. I never, never take my children to malls. Ever.
I pray our society starts to get more educated about sensory issues.
08 Mar 2010, 7:09 pm
