Autism moment: Realizing you can't comfort your own child.
Yesterday Ella had her first official pediatrician check-up. Dr. Irwin came over to the house for the visit (cool, right?!). Seth freaked a little bit when he came inside, but it wasn't too bad. Whining, sitting in the corner, covering his ears, etc. Dr. Irwin was able to coax him over to sit closer to us. Then (excuse my language, but there's no other way to describe it) all hell broke loose. Dr. Irwin took out his stethoscope. Seth absolutely LOST it. This was the mother of all meltdowns. I can't even describe the ear piercing screaming. You would have to hear it to believe it. This went on for the entire 45 minutes he was here. Dr. Irwin and I couldn't even talk to each other. He just did his thing and we didn't get to talk about Ella at all. I just held Seth in a chair while he screamed, shook uncontrollably, and was dripping with sweat and tears. As much as I tried to explain to him that Dr. Irwin was here to see Ella and he wasn't going to hurt anyone, he just doesn't understand. Seth finally calmed down once Dr. Irwin left and I took him upstairs for his nap.
Seth gets so stuck inside his world that you just can't comfort him. It takes something drastic to pull him out of that black hole. I'm so jealous when I'm out and see mom's explaining something to their children and the children understand, respond, and calm down.
Since Dr. Irwin is a homeopathic doctor, he gave me some suggestions for things I can give Seth when he's freaking out like that.
Chamomilla - for a fussy child who keeps fussing despite being held
Stramonium - for emotionally unstable child who has increased fears that lead to emotional outbursts/crying. (Seth much?!)
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Oh, I'm sorry. Poor Seth and poor you. Those things he ate sure do seem to have set him back pretty badly.
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