Our Aspergers Teenage Boy

So Tommy groans “I think I’ve eatten enough.” Adding the dramatics of having to use something (the couch, a table, a wall) to hold himself up. “I ate 6 crystals at 4 oclock, then had dinner, then had ice cream” I probably would have given him a smaller dinner portion had I known about the 4pm “snack” (which he called “dinner”)

Looks like Tommy is putting himself to sleep. Feels like he’s up to something

Tommy in good spirits. Heads to the refrigerator seeking ice cream.

Dad reports:
Tommy pulled himself together, gave appropriate apologises, dressed for bed and we moved the playstation2 into his room so he can stay up late watching The Simpsons.

Tommy had his medicine at 6:45. He just now had a meltdown.

I confronted him about not putting the ps2 game discs back in their cases. I messed up because I had started to clean the ps2 up and Tommy got ticked because he thought his evening pleasure of watching The Simpsons was over. He got rude and things escalated. I kept looking for an out for the both of us but he was making a scene that I could not just back down from. I could not let him yell at me and just turn around and reward him by letting him watch the show. And I wanted him to watch the show. It was upsetting the baby, myself and Tommy. He even yelled at his mother and became very uncompliant.

I’m certain that Tommy hates me. He’s convinced himself that I’m going to beat him. I bent down to get the baby’s blanket and Tommy cowered and sobbed declaring “You scared me!” It ended with Tommy in his room crying.

Dad reports:
Tommy got to go to the boat show with his grandfather and grandmother. Tommy was jolly because he got to collect trinkets. He is high energy now but staying in control (although I think that if he wanted, he could let himself go easily) and very happy.

Tommy went to his grandparents last night and they entertained and overfed him. Today they took him to a boat show. He’s due here any minute so it’s just a question of what his mood will be. Happy to be home? Angry to leave his grandfather (prob his favorite person in the world)?

Dad reports this morning:
Tommy is with his grandfather this morning. It is a big relief since today is going to be such a crazy day. We have events overlapping events.