One of my most fervent prayers is that I would be able to understand the mysterious Mind of Patrick--that someday, I'd be able to communicate with him on a deeper level. After this little flair foray, I'm not so sure I want to.Shortly after that jaunt into scary weirdness, he stopped at this one, asking that I send it to several people:
Now THIS I understand. Patrick has had a long-standing love affair with large red buttons. Have you ever noticed that, in our ADA world, big red buttons are at toddler height? Patrick's attraction to shiny red buttons has led us on several adventures:- locking up the elevator at Suburban Hospital
- Setting off fire alarms in kindergarten (until he saw that the end result was the arrival of MANY firetrucks--of which he is afraid!)
- Buzzing the nursing staff incessantly while hospitalized (um, yeah...see the post on August 17th, 2008 about enjoying having his vitals taken!)
- Locking up the elevator at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Calling fire & rescue staff to our home via the alarm system (try explaining to the 911 operator that the screaming in the background is really your deaf autistic son howling in delight!)
(Flair borrowed from Facebook--THANKS!)
1 comment:
I must say that working with Patrick was very daunting for me in the beginning. Communication, education, playtime, behavior...they all were mountains that I wasn't sure I could climb. And then out of the blue it happened, I fell completely in love with him. Somehow those mountains didn't seem as much of a daunting challenge but more a rocky road that I was excited to go down in the name of love.
I am in awe and amazement as I watch him do ANYTHING. Nothing stops him because he never hears the words "inadequate", "unable", or "inept". Oh the things we could learn from Patrick...
I sure think that boy of yours is splendifferous!
XOXO, Tina
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