I must admit I am so tired of high-pitched screaming, actually any screaming high or otherwise. That seems to be one of the sensory issues we have. Both Jane and Jimmy do it. That is how they get their needs met. I don’t jump and run when they whine or scream, so I am not sure it is a learned behavior.
I have talked to their ABA therapists, and they say they will work on them, but I have seen no evidence of them working on it. The kids scream when they are here and working with them, and they aren’t being redirected. I’ve not been given any advice as to what I could do to redirect it, so I have gone back to scouring the books on Autism.
It has gotten so bad that they scream more than they talk or laugh, or play. It is all about screaming. Their teachers say that they don’t yell for everything when in school, thank heavens.
We had an IEP for school done on both the kids, and they both scored high for Autistic tendencies but are average in their intellect, so they are not eligible for special education. I wasn’t sure that I agreed with them, but the kids are only in preschool, and I can request they have IEP’s when they are in Kindergarten or 1st grade.
Truthfully this has been a very emotional week for me for some reason. Well, the 3rd anniversary of the Campfire was this week, and memories flooded back. I feel as if I am getting irritated far too easily as of late. I am hoping that the coming week will be better.
Well, until next week then.