Well. Buttons at nursery. He wasnt happy but he went in. Hiding behind me. Tripping me up by getting so close behind me that he was stepping on my flip flops. He wanted to hide from everyone until he saw his little friend; then they did their lovely little hello happy dance! It was very hard leaving him as he was sad - his little mouth was downturned, trying not to cry. I left him with the nursery manager, who is brilliant with him. But he still looked so little and lost. I havent told you much about my Button yet. But I will tell you more, I promise. He has autistic spectrum traits, but not enough for a diagnosis. I guess were waiting to see how affected he is by it all. I see it, but many dont. This morning, for example, he didnt want to greet anyone (I always prompt him but never force him to say hello), he hid his face, he couldnt make eye contact and he desperately didnt want me to leave him. This is all relatively normal for a three and a half year old who has been with his family all summer. But the thing that I notice the most, is the confusion in his face; hes not sure how to approach the other children; in fact, he doesnt approach them! His happy dance with his friend is left at that with no further interaction; his little friend is left looking a bit lost waiting for him to come back and play. Button is a lot quieter than Wee Man and certainly doesnt have the hyperactivity issues. But sometimes this is almost more worrying; its children like my Button who slip under the radar, because theyre not so in your face and running around with their pants on their head so theyre impossible to ignore. Its the children like Button that I worry about the most. So, Im keeping my eye on him and making sure I see all the things that others dont...and if I see him struggling, I will make sure he doesnt struggle for long. #MyPerfectButtonBoy
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:36:20 +0000
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