Another funny moment ...... for those of you that don't know, after Kaylia was 'weaned' off wearing nappies (before school age ... so a loonng time ago) .... for years she was strongly upset that we wouldn't buy her nappies when we were shopping. She'd grab them off the shelf and put them in the shopping trolley and put on quite a show. Even now .... about 6 years later .... she still likes to go to the baby section of the supermarket and she stands and looks at the nappies.
Well ...... she's growing up now ..... and approaching puberty. So .... she needs to be aware of what happens with menstrual periods. This morning Naomi began a little lesson and showed her a 'sanitary pad' ...... "What's this Kaylia?" ...... "NAPPY!!!" ......
She's clearly overjoyed that she's going to get nappies again!
.... speaking of which ...... we're wondering how she will handle the effect of her periods. She seems to be almost oblivious to many sensory things about her body ..... what impact will her autism have on her experience of her periods? The hormonal effect will probably make her behaviour issues more pronounced. Time will tell .... fairly soon!
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