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OK on to today’s tip:

No doubt – being the parent of a child with ASD is a hugely stressful life.

And I’m sure you agree.

There’s many reasons why. Here’s 5:

1. Poor sleep – Whether it’s your child struggling at night, so keeping you up. Or you frequently tossing and turning with

worry. Or both . . . Sleep deprivation is likely an issue for you.

2. Isolation – Being the parent of a child who probably doesn’t get many party invites or play dates. Or later in life when your friends are “bragging”

of their child going off to college or some great career. And your adult is quite possibly a way behind this.

3. Conflict – There can be so much conflict in your daily life. With your child when routines or situations don’t go well – and you have to pick up the pieces.

With teachers, other family members or people in the community who just don’t understand ASD.

4. Lack of free time – You just don’t get a break. From morning ‘till night there’s things to be done. Breakfast routines. School runs. Phone calls during the school day. School

pick up. Evening meal. 101 problem solving challenges along the way. No. TIME. FOR . YOU.

5. Exhaustion – Goes hand in hand with sleep deprivation. Running around to medical appointments, therapy sessions, activities etc. Plus the mental exhaustion that all the stuff

I’ve just mentioned brings you.

And that’s just 5 stress factors off the top of my scalp!

Probably dozens more. No wonder you feel exhausted from time to time (if not more frequently) – only natural.

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To survival,

Dave Angel

A day in the life of a mom.

That was the title of a message I sent last week. All about a mom and her struggles with her child who has executive function issues,

through the different parts of the day.

I had a great email back from one mom, Josie, that I wanted to share today. Heer’s what she sayeth:

“That is so true! I’ve found that keeping my son to a consistent schedule that is written and posted on the wall,

divided by time blocks and allows for his play time helps reduce arguments.

It makes both of us more productive and helps him with executive functioning.

(It also caters to his concrete thinking: 4:30- 5:30 is homework hour…so nothing else is allowed.)

Now the major task is encouraging him to follow the schedule without my prompting!

I’ve also started showing him how my own schedule interlocks with his. This helps him understand why I have to decline playing

2hrs on the game system with him when it is time to cook dinner!

We have a revised schedule that is more relaxed over the weekends. If there is no daily plan, he would try to play online all day!

On the occasional rainy/ sick day we have “Pajama day” eat all our meals on the couch with TV AND JUST BE LAZY! This is a

required mental health day for both of us. Lol. (Usually once a month) For that one day, housework can wait and the world will not end.“

Such a great view.

Schedules are important.

Independently sticking to them is the next step for many children. It helps for future life away from home or work or college.

Also showing your child how your schedule works is helpful too (in whatever form it takes – may not be formally written. But we all have

times we get up, do work, eat, go to bed etc. that are normally pretty consistent).

Chilled out weekends are a great thing – as the whole Monday –Friday hustle is exhausting for all. And the odd “Mental health day” is something I see a lot of

parents advocate for their child (and themselves).

So thanks to Josie – loved that message. And I hope you enjoyed reading it too.

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To sharing tips,

Dave Angel

So today’s a bit silly.

All this serious GDPR . . . opt in . . . data protection stuff is vital. But also a tad tedious methinks!

So today a mood lightener.

Yesterday my phone did that funny auto correct spelling thing. I tried to write

In my humble opinion . . .

But phone decided it should be

In my horn like opinion . . .

Which did make me chuckle, as it gave me a vision of wearing some Viking horned hat whilst texting!

Anyway made me wonder about other funny auto corrects. And of course, with a little research, the internet is full of them. Here’s 4 funny real life ones I picked out, for your viewing pleasure:

1. “He will call don’t worry”

“I hate just sitting by the phone waiting for it to ripen”

“Ha Ha ripen! Are you on a banana phone?”

2. “Are you coming to my new year party?”

“Of course”

“Cool ‘cos I’m going to kill you at midnight”

“On 2nd thoughts . . .”

“Lol. I mean’ t kiss you”

3. “You won’t believe the day I had, I just devoured a baby in a cab”

“You WHAT!!”

“Oh my . . . Delivered. This phone I swear”

4. “How are you?”

“OK I guess”

“What’s wrong”

“I just sold my grandma for $2000”

“Wow you just sold your grandma?!”

“Ha ha. Wow. My grand am. My car!”

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To lols,

Dave Angel

“Gaming disorder” is one of those very modern things.

The idea that addiction to gaming could actually come under some form of mental health label.

In fact the ‘bible’ of psychiatrists (the DSM 5) talks about gaming disorder. And whilst it isn’t a specific disorder, yet, they flag it as an area needing more research.

7 of the keys issues to look for are:

1. A desire to play video games to the exclusion of doing all other activities

2. Withdrawal from family members and peers

3. Becoming extremely distraught and upset when not allowed to play

4. Loss of sleep and being up in the middle of the night playing games

5. Deteriorating grades at school

6. Loss of interest in eating and previously-favorite activities

7. Irritability, anxiety, anger, when being kept from the game

Recognize some of these things in your child?

I’d be pretty surprised if not.

Because I think too much gaming and online time is an issue affecting many kids and teens around the world today.

But it seems even more prevalent, and intense, in the population of young people with ASD.

Well I just finished reading a great article from a young woman with ASD on this subject. She talks of how she would lock herself

into the bathroom to stop her parents cutting her online time. She really needed it. SO MUCH. Which is quite a graphic example of the complex

relationship between gaming and ASD. A topic I will talk some more about in future emails.

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To understanding,

Dave Angel

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To staying the course.

Dave Angel