We had a lot going on this Labor Day weekend. The boys were invited to swim in a neighbor's pool (lots of fun for both SJ and Bob) and we attended a few parties. On Sunday, we went over my mom's house to visit with my out of town relatives. My aunt's youngest son, Scooter, is only a few years older than the boys. We went over to spend some time with him, his brother and my aunt and uncle before heading to the first Labor Day party. The boys really enjoy spending time with my cousins. After a couple of hours, we went over to Isaac's house (his mom is my cousin) for the party. My aunt was having a surprise party for her youngest son at Isaac's house. The boys enjoyed being in on the surprise; however Scooter didn't seem too surprised when he got there. The boys were having a great time playing hide and seek and video games with Scooter and Isaac. After dinner, we all sung to Scooter. In the past, singing to the birthday person can be problematic for SJ. He will scream at people to "shut up" or to "be quiet", since he is very sensitive to the loudness of the singing. We have had to "whisper sing", which is usually enough to not upset SJ. Surprisingly, he didn't yell. He did plug his ears with his fingers, but sang along with everyone else. Great progress for SJ! The boys got their treat bags from Scooter and continued to play with him and Isaac until it was time to go.
We had a second picnic to go to in our neighborhood. It had started to rain. SJ didn't want to walk up to our neighbor's house in the rain, but I told him to put on his rain jacket. We got our dessert and walked up to the neighbor's house. There were a lot of people there and there was a band. I thought the live band would bother SJ's ears. He surprised me once again! He was sitting in the garage with his ears plugged. He was smiling and dancing in his chair. That is what is so puzzling about Autism. Sometimes, I think SJ will be extremely agitated in a situation. Then, he is completely fine. Other times, he is bothered over the smallest of things. I am glad that this day he surprised me in a good way!
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