Sunday, October 26, 2008

The wicked step parents

Alex ..... Is one difficult child to talk nicely to .... sometimes.

Seriously, Jeremy and I sometimes feel like we have to shout and be stern with Alex to get our message across.

Everything is a joke to him. He doesn't know when to stop, when to listen. And when he is in such a silly mood outside, it's not always possible to talk nicely to him.

To a stranger listening, we sounded like step parents or we are talking to a dog rather than a child.

It's the only way to get our message across to Alex by simplifying language. Alex has his moments, he is not always like that but when the Autism part of him takes over, that's when we feel ashame of ourselves for talking to him like that.

Sorry Alex, mummy and daddy loves you to bits but we had to.

1 comment:

AutumnO said...

Don't fret! Sternness and simple talking is essential when the autism is foremost!