Lining up blocks and puzzling (Autism)

          Sean, 2y6m, my autistic son. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Please read my previous post. Sean likes to line up his blocks, this is a part of his routine. He arranges objects with the same size or same color. At home, we keep our old CDs under the cabinet in the kitchen. It happened when I was busy cooking. I didn't notice when he pulled out all the CDs and arranged it into a very straight line. It surprised me at first. In our house, everyday there's a lining up toys on the floor, and I have to wait until he falls asleep to clean it up. I remember there's one time when we went to the restaurant. Somebody dropped down a box of toothpicks, Sean was walking around, he couldn't sit still even for a while. Well, the toothpicks caught his attention. He picked up the toothpick one by one, and arranged it into a straight line, on the floor. I was a bit disappointed because my phone was running out of battery, couldn't snap his picture though.

          We bought a galaxy tab for him, he likes it very much, especially the puzzling games. He still arranges his blocks but not as frequent as before. He spends a long time playing the tab on his own. He won't let us to touch it though. But, his sister, Shenna, likes to disturb him. They fight over toys, it's good, at least he expresses his emotion. We have to bring his tab with him wherever we go for outing activities. I am always worry if the tab might running out of battery, especially when we are outdoor. He'll go wild. Meltdown at public places seems like a nightmare to me and my husband. Embarrass, panic, furious, stress, exhausted, depress, all this feelings come together. It makes me and my husband fight most of the time about this. But this fighting experiences make us think about it over, make us more understand our little boy's need, this is what we have to deal with, together, until Sean grows up, still a long way to go. Now, here we are, always find solutions to solve our problems about our little boy, and together, we will do the best for him. That's the most important thing. Please watch this video and enjoy. This video put a smile on my face. Love him so much!

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