This is life with an 11 year old with high functioning autism.
Today is monday. An off day because 45 minutes of band extra in the afternoon throws off the whole evening.
My son gets up and has to eat right away after going to the bathroom, nothing else can take its place. If it takes to long to make breakfast its, "I'm hungry,"- "I'm hungry," - "I'm hungry,"- "I'm hungry,"- "I'm hungry,"- "I'm hungry,"- "I'm hungry,"- Until he starts eating. So I try to have something ready before I wake him up. Next is the task of brushing his teeth which takes two brushes one for each side. (Hey at least he is brushing), When he combs his hair, he will not brush the top or back just the front and using adds water so it is plastered down to his head. he has to put his clothes in in order, underwear, t-shirt, socks, pants, shirt - almost everyday I have to turn a pull over around because it backwards. He will most days get lost in the tag if there is one and pull it off. Thank good ness there are now tagless undershirts. Cutting it out leaves some of the tag. In between putting on items there are comments about school, a book, video game, or ten questions, they all begin with the word "mom". If he is lucky to be ready a good 15 minutes before he has to leave he can watch a cartoon or something, most days he is not
Oatmeal is the easiest to prepare and have ready. If he has toast he has to have butter on it and it ALL HAS to be melted completely. he used to just eat it if it was cut into shapes, especially circles, but does not do that any more.
He bathes at night so he doesn't have to in the morning - that is another whole long thing. He has to have a little bottle of wash because if he has the big bottle he uses the entire bottle. He has to wash his body then his hair then his body again. He will not ever stand front ways in the shower. It took years to get him to shower but now he has been doing it for the last year.
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