"Mor, jeg blev helt forskrækket" - "Mom, I got all startled"

Jeg har altid tænkt, at Arthur nok skulle lære, at mestre de vanskeligheder der er forbundet med at have Startle Disease. Med tiden er jeg sikker på, at Arthur selv vil kunne skærme sig i de sammenhænge, der er ubehagelige for ham - Og undgå det han ikke bryder sig om.

Nu hvor han endnu er lille, bruger vi meget energi på, at sætte forståelige ord på hvordan han har det. Vi har for eksempel et begreb, der hedder "En dum lyd".

Arthur bruger vores vendinger og udtrykker sig meget flot. Jeg spurgte ham eksempelvis "Hvordan har du det?", da han i går drønede rundt hjemme hos min mor. "Jeg har uro i min krop" - svarede Arthur. "Vil du hjælpe mig?" - Vi fandt sammen et tæppe og en skål rosiner frem.

Jeg bliver altid imponeret og glad, når Arthur kan udtrykke sig så klart. Det giver mig vished om, at han hele tiden får lettere ved, at håndtere sin verden.

...Og for første gang nogensinde, udbrød Arthur for leden "Mor, jeg blev helt forskrækket!", da en lyd fik hans lille krop til at fare sammen i et sæt.
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"Mom, I got all startled"
I have always thought that Arthur would to overcome the difficulties connecting to having startle disease. As time goes by, I’m sure that Arthur will manage to somehow block out situations that are uncomfortable for him – and avoid what he dislikes.

While he is still small we put a lot of energy into being able to phrase understandable words to explain how he is feeling. We have, for example, a phrase called “a stupid sound”.

Arthur uses our phrases and expresses himself well. I asked him “how are you feeling?” when he was running around my mum’s house the other day. “I have this unsettled feeling in my body” - he replied. “Will you help me?” – together we got a blanket and a bowl of raisins out.

I always get impressed and happy when Arthur is able to express himself so clearly. It gives me certainty that he, without danger, is able to find way to manage the world around him.

… And for the first time ever, Arthur exclaimed the other day “mum, I got all startled!” when a sound made his small body shudder suddenly.

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