Even though Georgia's ASD has always caused her to be a relatively independent child she still seemed to want to be around us while she did her own thing. Lately however, GA has been totally content to play alone in her room with the door shut. In fact she insists on it. If we enter the room most of the time we are quickly ushered out and she shuts the door again. Apparently her room has become a parent-free zone. Kris thinks it's because she now sees us as the fun-enders. I suppose that is true since we will come and take her videos away after a certain period of time, or make her take a bath, or sit at the table to eat, etc. Fun-enders, that's us.

While it makes me sad that GA does not want to be with us much anymore, at least I am happy with the way she is spending he alone time. I hear her in her room practicing her alphabet and counting so at least she's getting some benefit from her solitude.

*Update: so I'm sitting here wallowing in the fact that my baby hates me and once again she surprises me. She comes out of her room and gets her shoes and wants to go outside. Yay! we went to the playground and she took turns sliding with the other kids (yay again!) and then she kicked a soccer ball around very happily until she fell down and I thought she dislocated her knee (but she was fine after a little limping). Then I decided it was time to come home and she was ok with it. We played Simon says and the animal noises game....she was very cute. I love it when she talks to me. Now she is having some quiet time and having some cake (GFCF muffin which she calls cake and loves).