Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

caroline dawson — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:10:12 +0000

Routine is a must, make one up and stick to it. Get yourt child to go to activities so they can mix with other children and be active. A non active aspie, looses routine and then starts to ‘think’ tomuch leading to emotions they can’t deal with. If the routine is due to change let the child know a few days in advance and keep talking about it so the child is settled with the idea of change before it happens.
Hope this helps someone!

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

B Ent — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:11:46 +0000

We found that renting a house makes life much easier than staying in hotel rooms. There is enough room for everyone to spread and and have some “alone” time if necessary. Also, having the option of cooking in on any stressful days when eating out might be a disaster and just having a kitchen available so you can provide some favorite foods helps to keep things moving a little smoother during the vacation.

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Meri Kay — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:55:48 +0000

Vada with the grandson. I will bet he is a very bright boy and would love to learn about the plants in the forest. It is quick and easy to teach him how to identify the poison ivy and then he will be sure to avoid it.

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Liz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:58:21 +0000

Start planning early. introduce country , method of travel early. discuss any anxieties in plenty of time adn discyss all options fully, timings expecially helpful. use of maps to plan journey and explain where we are going to be .

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Jean Campbell — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:52:21 +0000

I took my grandson to a nature park the other day. There was a large billboard with all the rules of what can and can’t be done there. My grandson said, “Can I make up my rules?” So I let him and he was great about folowing his own rules there. It was a wonderful stress free time because he felt he had control.

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Ian McNair — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:32:58 +0000

When going to a new place, we have found going through the internet / brochure with our son, helping him to imagine what the accomodation would be like reduces anxiety, along with, when arriving just settling in at that accomodation that day and a lot of the next, so he has a stable base from which to do trips.

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Nicole Dodd — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:08:20 +0000

During the summer break our son has a hard time with the routine change. So we set up his desk in his room with the name tag he used at school, get his supply box ready and do our own “summer school”, his sisters and brother even get in on it. We have a lecture in the morning and do an activity, then we give a worksheet or test and even assign homework. This really helped last year and seems to be working this year. There is still a new routine but at least some of it is the same for him.

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Vada Baker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:23:48 +0000

I am the grandmother of a 10 year old aspergers child and take care of him during the day. He has a younger sister and brother. He has reached a stage where he wants more independence and will simply disappear within the neighborhood scouting the wooded areas around our home. He always comes back within the time limit I allow him. (I don’t know how he does it, no watch on but he knows when one hour is up) The problem is, he has been covered with poison ivy many times and gets very irritated when told he is cannot to go into the wooded area. He loves to explore and find frogs, toads etc. He has a collection of reptiles in his home and takes very good care of them. How can I make his explorations safer?

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Jenny Jacobs — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:05:55 +0000

Be always super prepared. Don’t allow for any possible changes. Do as you have prescribed. Have heaps of timetables, calendars etc to follow. Give loads of pre warnings before starting anything. Good luck

Do you have any good summer holiday tips?

Rose — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:49:07 +0000

We have travelled through many countries with our son. I always take a supply of the foods he likes and in order to minimise transition issues find it is best to only leave the hotel room once per day. We leave fully equipped and so on our return for the day he is rewarded with a swim in a pool or computer time.