There are times when TQ has a meltdown, horrific, violent, painful to watch. You just have to ride it out with her until the adrenaline recedes and she comes back. And when she does, she's so sorry and guilty it breaks your heart all over again. All you can do is hold her and reassure her while she cries. And there are times when BQ comes to me, and she has this intense look in her eyes, makes direct eye contact, and you can see her mouth working trying to form the words that just won't come. Trying so hard to communicate what's in her head and heart in the way she sees others use, but it just eludes her. She'll hang her head in frustration and sometimes, if it's really bad, start banging her head with her forearm. We've come so far with the iPod and Autism Speaks apps, I hope someday to hear every last thought she wants to share. But we're not there yet.
Fair warning, I may be a little more sensitive, but I'm still sitting here with tears streaming down my cheeks. But then again, they're my special Angels.
2 comments:
no it's not easy
BUT it makes you stronger day after day
physical muscle isn't strength
livin to ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmqeqEIaAY0 relevant.
also relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8q55ZTX4Yg
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