Triggers, what is happening now?

As a parent, I dread the triggers that seem to trigger my child into a major anxiety attack. Sometimes it seems to me like my daughter has lost total control of her emotions and cannot find her way back, when she is caught in the ever circling, every terrifying maelstrom of an anxiety attack. However, I have learned a few things that can head off these attacks. Sometimes, she just needs to vent her frustration; sometimes she can go to her room and draw or write which helps her to relax; or allowing her to go back to bed and sleep also helps. But, there are times when nothing seems to work and then we just have to ride this maelstrom of anxiety out together.

Today, I found a great article entitled, How to Find Behavioral Triggers That Set Your Kids Off from http://empoweringparents.com (a really handy and great website that I highly recommend.) Which goes into what are or could be behavioral triggers for our child/loved one and how we, as parents, can discover these triggers and, if not eliminate them, be aware of them and hopefully forestall emotional maelstroms of anxiety.

What Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

I discovered this great insight into a child with Autism's mind by Ellen Notbohm on page 59 published in the "100 Day Toolkit by Autism Speaks."  For more information on this link and how to help your child with autism, log onto: http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2011/06/20/11123/

Tips & tricks for Aspies

This is a great video I would like to share this link I found on a great website  - Autism Support Network.com

It is a video by Linus who is Swedish telling of tips and tricks for those who has Aspergers. It is a very good video which I highly recommend.

 (Click on link below.)
http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/video-tips-tricks-aspies-do-you-have-aspergers-syndrome-autism-203234441

What are the benefits/good things about having aspergers?

Well, I asked this question to my readers a while back and did not receive any replies. HOWEVER, someone at the http://www.wrongplantet.com/  (online resource and community for Autism and Aspergers) asked the same question around the same time as I and they received some terrific answers, to view them click HERE.

Anxiety and the Parent

I think, with some teens with Aspergers, anxiety is a real issue. As a parent, I do my best to help my daughter through these bouts, but am distressed on how my own attitude regarding her anxiety affects her. I try so hard to be loving, but matter a fact, but I know the distress I feel for her shows on my face and does not help. The problem is that I am going through a transition period, trying to get my home based business going, worrying about the bills, etc. As a single parent this whole scenario is really, really tough. Add to that having not one but two kiddos with anxiety problems and it makes for a very rocky household.

 There are times, such as now, when I wish that I was the perfect mom, that I was more than I am. That I could keep calm in the face of the continual turmoil that is around me. However, it is very, very hard, if not impossible to be a "rock" of a mom. I wish, I pray at times that I was not so sensitive to all that is around me. That, if one of my daughters begin getting an anxiety attack, I can calmly say, whatever productive words that mom's are supposed to say and all would be well.

However, I know that I can only do my best (flawed as it is),pray for help and guidance from above, and be the best parent I can be. I am not perfect, but I do love both my children very much. That has got to count for something.