Kid from Missouri travels

My dad and I have a nice house and a lot of nice things. We mostly just hang around my house. I mostly play with my PS4 while at home. I like to ride my hoverboard when it’s nice outside. I have fun on our lake. We exercise in our basement, which is cool right now.

Sometimes I have a meltdown. These happen when I get mad, then I get sad. Mostly, what cheers me up is playing my video games. I have meltdowns when I have to eat food I don’t like, but I am getting better with this and eating new foods because I am 9 now. I am just an ordinary kid who likes my family. I feel safe at home, and they understand me. My dad will talk to me when I have a meltdown. He knows when I am about to have one and will tell me to go to my room or just sit down until I am ready to talk. I had a few meltdowns at daycare, so now I am with my new babysitter.

I am getting used to being good, acting calm and safe. When we have rushed around or played wildly, I can’t settle down very well. I get frustrated when we have to change activities or when people get wild or loud. I don’t hear very well, and sounds become blurry, so I don’t know what people are always saying. So when my friends talk to me, I tap my ears so they know I can’t understand what they are saying.

I also do not mean to break things, but sometimes I push or hit too hard, and they break, which causes people to blame me for breaking them, but I did not mean to. This causes me to have a meltdown. And if you don’t understand what a meltdown is, I will tell you.

It means: scared, worried, unable to calm down, and hurt. I get anxious and frustrated easily. My dad knows what to do to help me. He keeps me safe when I am home.