Ruth finally understood what James had been saying most mornings for a while - "Fruit of the Loom", and was able to find the appropriate brand of underwear for him. At least we know not to buy him any more Haines underwear.
Sensory issues have always been a big part of autism for us. When James came home for the first time after his birth (they held him an extra day because of jaundice), we had him in a "light tent", and we were supposed to put a mask across his eyes before putting him in it and turning on the lights. He didn't like the mask, and regardless of what the books say babies are able to do, he clenched his fists and scraped them up along his head until he got the eye mask off.
We used to call him "Chewy" because he was always chewing on something (gave new meaning to "devouring a book"! ). Even now, he still has a need (or is it just a habit now?) to chew on something.
So, whatever it is about Haines, it isn't a big deal - not the kind of battle Ruth & I choose to fight. He verbalized his wants, and our goal is to reward whatever he does that we want to see more of... Sometimes we have to stop and remind ourselves of that...
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