Has anyone noticed that their LO does things in cycles? My DH will for awhile week or more, move things around. Then it may change to pacing, then sleeping more, then rummaging through things. There are so many more. He will fixate on the computer or cell phone, which he can no longer work then will not touch them. My daughter and I noticed this. It just seems like things come around so often. He will clear his throat all the time and then maybe a day or two will not then start again. I can look back over the years since DX and see this.
Oh yes, mine certainly does. He goes for frequent walks throughout the day, always the same route (just in our neighborhood), sometimes waiting only 5-10 minutes before he goes out again. He makes the same comments about photos on display in our house, music, TV shows, etc. Sometimes it's even the same inflection in his voice. It's really hard to not go crazy with those repetitive actions -- and of course, no real basis for a good conversation. Just adds to the loneliness.
Right now we are in a bathroom cycle. DH will go to the bathroom and was his hands and then go again and was his hands and them again about 10 mins later and it goes on and on. Had him checked out, no UTI. (I had that myself at Thanksgiving) Just a crazy loop of bathroom goings. We are not able to go to church right now because of his need to go, same with shopping. Now if he is on his computer playing his games he can go for hours without the bathroom cycle.
It has happened with other things too. His eyes, needing eye wash, paper towels, paper cups, he now has a stack of paper cups with him at all times............
What ever is going on it seems to be ramping up. I feel a big change in the air.........
Lloyd has been through certain phases. I think the carrying off single shoes and dirty socks (Bad teenaged boys!) is over. The pacing has escalated and I thought it was bad when it started. He is always hungry, but not interested in eating. He has not been anywhere since Christmas when I took him to his parents and he ended up with a cold after that. The need to sleep more comes and goes. He used to put small items in his pockets...now I don't even think he knows what pockets are. No conversation anymore except for "no", an occasional "I love you", "I don't like that", and "I didn't do it". He will rarely sit in the living room with the TV on, doesn't watch it, but sometimes answers a question someone on the TV is asking. He doesn't really watch it, but sometimes seems to get "sucked in". The neuro said in October that he was "end stage", but who knows what that means. I stay in bed in the mornings longer and just hold him because he seems to like it. That is the only good that is left.
Only cycling I see in my wife is in food choices. Yogurt was in for several months, then yogurt was out; cheese was in for several months, then cheese was out. The only food she still eats in big quantities regardless of food cycling is chocolate chip cookies. She eats very well when we go out. But in the house, she usually says she's not hungry and usually won't eat anything, not even leftovers from a restaurant meal ... except for her choc chip cookies!