The first week of school holidays was great, Coreys behavior for that first week was so good, but by the second week it all started going down hill.  I don’t know if it was because after that first week they started to get bored, or whether it was because he had a few late nights and was just over tired.  Whatever the reason, the behavior wasn’t good and I was really looking forward to school going back in today.

Trying to understand Coreys behavior is just so hard, perhaps that’s where I’m going wrong, maybe I shouldn’t be trying to understand it and just accept it for what it is.

I need to read the Parenting Guide To Aspergers again, I had a quick read through it when I first got it and then I had a quick glance at it the other day.  Just reading some of the issues that people have with their kids, they sound just like Corey.  The book has different situations or questions given by parents with Asperger children and then the answers to how to deal with those situations.

I must sit down and have a good read through it, particularly those sections that really sound just like  Corey.  It’s good too because it makes you feel ‘less alone’ when you read about others that have similar problems.

Well, it’s almost time to go and pick them up from school so I better get a move on and let’s hope that he had a good day at school today.  The first week back after school holidays is usually not too good, after a couple of days back they get tired and grumpy and it takes a few days for them to get settled back into their routine.

Thanks for reading
Sheryl
www.my-beautiful-boy.com

I’ve been trying to work out if it is because it is the second week and they are getting bored, or if it’s something Corey has eaten, or if it’s because he is just tired.  They have had a few late nights and I do know Corey does tend to get worse when he’s tired.

He really is very bad this last few days and his language is unbelievable, I don’t know why it still surprises me, you’d think I’d be use to it by now.  Ben has been really bad with his teasing too, which of course makes Corey worse, so its a no win situation.  Ben is 11 and you would think that he could try and have some understanding of Coreys behaviour issues, and try to be a little accomodating to them, but he doesn’t he just makes it worse.

You know Corey can sit with me on the sofa one minute and be the sweetest child on earth – then 2 minutes later he’s like a monster, yelling and swearing and if I try and settle them down then he just swears at me.   Then if I’m tired or just had enough, I just yell at him back – then I feel really bad later that I did.

I think I’m just screwed up and I’ve screwed them up too.  It’s only going to get worse as they get older and more screwed up.  I just feel like my whole world is falling in around me.