Some mornings, actually most mornings I am running around my house, attempting to feed the kids, pack lunches, get ready, and frantically sounding off tons of requests all on one sentence. I am asking hurried questions like, what do you want for snack today? Did you brush your hair? go feed the dog, oh and did you pack your homework? get your socks on right now and oh your food is ready so go sit down and eat really fast so we aren't late, where are my keys!? Then, then my daughter sometimes just stares blankly and suddenly says, "huh? What? I forgot what I was supposed to be doing? what did you say?"
Then I begin to get frustrated and say something like "YOU NEED TO LISTEN! WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME?!!!"
The truth is that she is listening. She is hearing more than I could ever imagine and my non-stop dialog isn't allowing her to complete the first task I requested or answer the first question. Then throw in all the other noises that happen in a household in the morning (dishes clanging, washing machine running, brother banging into things, etc) and you have a very overloaded kid.
My husand posted this video on his facebook page about a week ago and I have been wanting to post it here but a cold got the best of me and knocked me into a world of watching movies on netflix and feeling exhausted. I am back... and with me I bring this video.
I think for me watching it was another reminder to slow down and be silent sometimes because the world is loud enough for my sweet girl.
Please watch
Sensory Overload (Interacting With Autism Project)
A glimpse of my journey in mothering and whatever else stumbles out of my head.
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