In which our hero falls victim to scheduling issues

It’s been a  very busy few days.  Our hero fell victim to that thing most adults know as “life” on Friday, when his therapist failed to make the scheduled appointment.  While annoying, this is no great cause for alarm to me.  I simply wait 30 minutes and then assume that there is a no-show. (A great amount of time and practice went into the ADHD father being so flippant about timeliness, I might add.)

Unfortunately, an autistic child thrives on routine even moreso than someone with ADHD.  If my schedule is broken, I can find my way to accomplishing at lest a bit of what should have been done for the rest of the day.  For Lil’B. a disruption in schedule is the end of the day, there is no recovery, and Friday was like that all afternoon.

Unfortunately for your kindly narrator and the Good Queen, our hero ws also running a mild fever and feeling cranky all weekend.  Whether or not it was teething or growing pains, I’m afraid we will never know.  The end result was a very surly hero indeed.  One who refused to eat, sleep or drink without displaying his ire in the only way he knows how to; a series of banshee-like shrieking sessions that lasted for hours at times.

The dawn of the new week saw our hero in better spirits and eating well.  His meeting with the “Wise lady of the plains” (played by Sandra) went strikingly well.  His attention span was admirable and he pushed through the entire session, though meltdown loomed on the horizon a few times.  After said meeting our hero took his repose for several hours and awoke seemingly refreshed.  A good day indeed.

Today however, has not been so peaceful.  Our hero started the day well, with playing and frolicking and other things that heroes of his age are wont to indulge in.  In the late afternoon we had a meeting with “The lady of song” (Played by his speech therapist, Carol).  The meeting went well enough, and for once the Good Queen was in attendance.  it was good that not only did she provide support to our hero, but gave this humble narrator a bit of time to handle other duties and responsibilities that wer wanting of attention at the moment.

Upon the end of his session, our hero made as if to rest himself, but it would seem that something was amis.  Not only has our hero still not taken his repose for the evening, but as the clock readies itself to strike ten of the clock, our hero is still in a rather unpleasant state and is trying the patience of his companions mightily.  This is not usual for our hero, and is something that both the Good Queen and I are in great distress over.

For the nonce, the only objective of our band of stalwart travelers is to quiet the hero and help him to seek the rest he so richly deserves after a day of training that would weary the greatest of heroes.  Tomorrow dawns a new day and that must be faced on its own merits.

For now I bid you all Good Night.  This narrator must be off to other duties.