Trying to think of a way to link my post to the theme of this week's Special Saturday made me realise that Chrissy doesn't enjoy music like she used to. A lively beat was irresistible to her & she had a great sense of rhythm. I can picture her now playing with her keyboard, her whole body responding rapturously to the beat. She's gained so much weight on her meds that she rarely dances now, & then, only for short bursts. She still has rhythm but it's sad that her enthusiasm for dancing & certain types of music has waned. Another bit of Chrissy on my wishlist for meds changes to give us back.
We've had a mixed evening with Chrissy. She started off calm but kicked off after one mouthful of dinner (which she spat out). I was not amused - there's nothing worse than carefully preparing a meal then having it disrupted for no rational reason! She calmed down after about 15 minutes & ate the lot quite happily. I wonder why food is such a trigger for 'behaviours' in people with autism...?
Chrissy might come back to music as its already there, she just has to find it again in her time.
ReplyDeleteThe food is a bit thing for us causes a lot of problems like yourself I'm not sure why
Hi Wendy, yes, music's definitely still there for Chrissy. She listens and stops the repetitive questioning - she just doesn't seek it out or dance to it these days.
ReplyDeleteFood seems to be an issue for lots of the Unique kids, & nearly always is for people with autism. Chrissy used to be a very picky eater but now she eats anything & everything - though still has outbursts before eating for some reason.