Summer Holidays

The Summer Holiday's are here at last and the planning and preparation that has gone into making the holidays a success is working very well. I have two weekly schedules on the fridge door so that everyone (that includes me) knows what we are doing and what we are eating. There have been a few hiccups but they have been child orintated.

We have a few hot days and so we had originally planned to go to the park on the Tuesday but David and Thomas said that they wanted to go to the Beach so we went to Boscombe Beach instead and had a wonderful day. Now in the short amount of time that i have had a diagnosis for David I always thought that change wasn't a good thing for him that he needed the consistency but as long as it is them that are asking for the change then they seem to be alright with it.

Today is another example. We went to Wallingford Riverpool on Monday on the bus and the boys had a great time. We took a little picnic and spent the afternoon splashing in the riverpool. One of Thomas' friends was there as well Maxwell and he is a lovely little boy, very shy around people but Thomas really likes him and he is a great influence on him. Thomas asked if Maxwell could come round and play so i arranged for him to come round today. In my original schedule i had a day of movies and painting as it is a wet day with a walk this afternoon to get some air in their lungs but as i had to change the plans slightly i was expecting David to start. Now he has been edgy with me today and the slightest thing is ticking him off but as i put it to him. With Thomas having a friend to play with it means that he can do what he wants to do this afternoon. He can sit in his room and have some time on his own. He is always moaning that he wants space and now he can have some time. So David is quieting sowing upstairs and Thomas and his friend are playing cards downstairs. All is quiet (ish).

I can't ask David what he wants to do because he doesn't know half the time and then he gets stuck and confused. Thomas likes to do things his own way which is the hardest thing really. David likes to be in a regular pattern which I'm finding difficult to help him with. He likes being at school and at the start of the holiday he didn't want to be at home. He wanted to be at school where it was structured. I think David would be happy if i sent him away for the summer holidays to a summer camp/school like they have in America. He was really upset at the very beginning but then i talked to him about the schedule and he was a bit happier. As long as he is active and doing something rather than not knowing what to do then he is okay.

So Summer holidays can be a living nightmare but i have been planning this for 6 months now. I have to be on top of my game to stop the arguments and fighting.

I am starting to introduce work into their day as well mainly for Thomas' benefit but it also helps David. They both dislike it but it is something that they have to get used to.

Anyway that might be another blog depending on how it goes and more importantly if it gets stuck too.