You know things are improving when......

You know things are a little bit better when even after sleeping in until 6:45- yeah- and although he went right back into an obsessive thought and started in with behaviors; but when daddy stepped into help, he simply began giving him deep pressure touch. He scratched his back with firm pressure. And first thing which is amazing is Ty was accepting this. He usually resists especially the more dysregulated he is, the less likely he is to accept assistance to calm down and do all the helpful things we know help him- that makes it frustrating. But he was accepting, he allowed Brian to deep pressure massage his arms, shoulders. He just laid there and second after second was getting calmer. This was a beautiful moment. He may have started with behaviors, but this is how we know things are improving- he accepted the help he needed to calm down. And it worked!!!!! Now, it's only 8:30am. Never know what the rest of the day will bring- but I've already had a pretty awesome moment.