It has been a fun filled two and half weeks
and I’m sad to see the kids going back to school tomorrow. We’ve made the most of the time and been
outdoors in the sunshine. The kids have
been riding their bikes, using roller skates, climbing trees, planting
vegetables in the garden, spent a day at the seaside, visited a local zoo and
had friends over to play. Fortunately it
is a short half term with only four and half weeks before the next holiday,
which will then be a camping trip for us, so will be stressful in itself for
our ASD children as it is a change to their normal routine and will need a lot
of preparation over the coming weeks.
Before I can even think of camping, we have
a few other things to deal with that are coming up. This week our youngest son’s class are doing
an assembly in front of parents and he has already started to panic about
it. I have been able to calm him today
and tell him that there is no need for him to worry, as I have already got
permission from the head teacher for our son to go into school late that day,
rather than take part in assembly. His
anxiety about standing up in front of people overwhelms him and until he feels
comfortable doing this, it is not fair to put him under unnecessary stress. Until Friday morning has arrived, he will ask
us each day if he needs to stand up in front of school.
Our daughter is in Year 6 and has 4 days of
SATS tests next month, followed by a residential school trip the week
after. Both of these events are liable
to cause her a huge amount of stress and will need preparation both at school
and home.
It may be a short half term, but a lot is
going to happen, so I think I will eat up my Easter chocolate this week to give
me the energy to match my restless ASD children, who are likely not to sleep
well and worry about everything until their moments of anxiety have passed.
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