Awesome Non-Autistic week!

If you have a child with Autism, you know how much you look forward to just ONE day of non-autistic behavior. What if you could have not just one but three or four in a row??? Wow, amazing things are happening in the Burnham household!

After several much needed days of mostly non-autistic behavior (more good than bad) we finally hit the near mother-load of days! Nicholas requested his vitamins (omega, multivitamin and probiotic). He then proceeded to explain to me that he did not really love the "gluten-free" cheese (actually casien free rice cheese which is oddly tasty). He now would prefer that I buy gluten-free shredded cheese... LOL. Anyway, we homeschool and were in the midst of learning how to find numbers that are bigger or smaller than another number. (a worksheet with 50 numbers and we had to circle the numbers that were bigger than 40 and point out the numbers that were smaller than 40). After explaining the concept 9 different ways to my angel who was not complaining one bit, not getting it, but not complaining; I finally rested my head in my hands and sighed heavily. At this point, my child who never seems to be concerned on iota if you are upset, happy or even bleeding, proceeds to ask the question... get ready for this... "What's wrong mom?".... after I picked myself up off the floor, I explained to him that after 9 explanations, I was pretty much done with this particular subject. LOL, he wasn't ready to give up! So I explained a tenth time and he completed the entire page without a flaw!!! Then he giggled. Ugh, he had been messing with my head the entire time... I said, "you are such a goose!" I dismissed him from his lessons and he giggled all the way to his excercise equipment... the whole time chanting... "I'm a goose, I'm a goose!" Afterwhich he sounds off to his brother and I: "Look mom, I'm laughing and it's fun to laugh!"

There are so many reasons why this particular situation still has me floored... First he shared his desire to change something in his schedule in a calm well thought out way (No fit). He is studying and trying to learn and I am explaining something 9 times (No fit) He is concerned about someone other than himself (No fit) He is messing with my head, laughing, recognizing that he's laughing and that it fun, self depricating humor... and the list goes on... I AM IN HEAVEN...