Input Sunday
Our autism journey

He runs to me saying “buddee buddee buddee”. I said, buddy what are you doing, knowing Owen was jumping on his bed. Those monkeys, who can I talk to about them, it seems like their mother struggles to keep them from jumping too. But Owen likes the input it gives him. He has a little trampoline and he uses it a lot, but the cushiony landing on his bed and the couch are more what he craves. I think it’s time to figure out how to make a soft jumping box. He went to bed last night wanting compressions and a massage. He took my hands and put them on his feet, then he took one and pushed it towards his back. I have been studying a lot of different types of massage and found one called Qigong. I mixed this with compressions around his joints and put pressure on his feet and he seems to be liking it. It’s all part of the never ending search to find things to help my baby. I generally let him take control of what he wants for the input. I can tell he is starting to learn what his body wants, even if he doesn’t know how to tell me. Between autism, sensory issues and his overall growing, I can only imagine what his body is needing to be able to process everything. This morning has been full of “wanna hug” and crawling on my lap to form a ball for hugs, all telling me he needs input. Growing Owen is what we are doing. Some days I feel like I’m on the right path, other days I feel like I have a lot to learn, I think that’s life though. Today we push forward, dream big and look forward to the hope of tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!

