It is has been a few days since the last blog, and I'm happy to say that's because we've been either busy or outside. Spring FINALLY seems to be breaking through here and there in Pittsburgh, and I cannot wait for the day it gets nice and stays that way for a few months!
One of the busy things I have been working on is an application for summer camp for Sean. His wonderful case manager Lisa has gotten him into a great camp for most of June and July that we think will really help him with his sensory and socialization skills. Plus he will be surrounded by kids that are just like him, so he will discover he's not alone in dealing with Asperger's.
This week Sean has also started heavily into occupational therapy, as well as a six-week art program at school. Soccer also starts next week as well. While all of this may sound fun and exciting to you or me, it has been anything but for Sean.
It's important to get Sean out and about and socialized, and into things that can either help him or that he can have fun with. But when you have a child with Asperger's, even if you know he will like the activity in the end, you have to be prepared for one heck of a fight until he gets used to it.
So far this week Sean has HATED occupational therapy and art class. While I was pretty impressed that the OT really set this up to be fun for Sean, and played to his likes of puzzles and arts in combination with the physical things he's not so good at, this is the response he gave us...
Not pretty, huh?
I don't expect the same reaction to soccer next week, but I am totally prepared for it.
It's funny, but as I was filling out the forms for summer camp, some of the questions asked what can be expected of Sean's behavior, and if they should anticipate any problems. How do I even begin to truthfully answer that without scaring the heck out of the counselors? Then again, in this line of work, maybe they are already expecting it, and they may deal with it a heck of a lot better than I do!
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