#1103 Sunday 22 February

One of the effects of autism for Kaylia is a very low sensitivity to pain ....... things that are quite painful for me she doesn't notice.  This can be a problem when we're having our Sunday morning sleep in as she loves to play "footsies" ..... and with little awareness of pain to guide her, it can be very painful to be receiving her version!

Later

We're using a different approach to the "Doctor obsession" ..... when Kaylia starts the nag, we put on ear protectors and ignore her.  We keep this up for about 20 seconds till she stops.  ... and then she gets special attention after she has stopped.    Kaylia definitely doesn't like this and the obsessive behavior is reducing noticeably after just one day.  It feels good to find something that works!