What Do i do Now? HeySistah Publishing

A few things to live by>>>> As a parent of a child with Autism there are many things I've learned, that help me cope with everyday life so I'm going to list them in hopes it can help someone else. 1. Always be proactive when planning lunches, day trips, time at home. Keep a togo bag with favorite toys, books, tablets, chargers, snacks,and a frozen bottle of water, and unfrozen bottle of water. (trust me)  2. Keep snack packs like cut up apples, bananas, grapes, pepperoni in little containers readily available in the fridge. 3. Sing routines to help make them fun. I did a conga line for potty training " Let's go use the pottay!!" "Let's go use the pottay!!" 4. Allow your child to help when you're grocery shopping, if they're picking out their own fruit, and snacks, or retrieving items out of the deep freeze they are positively distracted and less like to have a meltdown. 5. Don't wait until your child is very hungry

I love my son and one thing you can definitely say is Autism keeps you on your toes!! When you are an Autism mom you wear many hats, I feel like CSI, Sherlock Holmes, Short order cook, ER Nurse, Psychic Mind reader and Hazel the maid at any given moment. Overtime I walk into a room I have to access the spills, puddles, and or random full cups contents and quickly ascertain if it is dangerous, or if a difficult clean up is imminent. I feel like the funny guy on the show psych" I swear thats how I scan a room .just like he does on that show" !!   I scan the room to see whats missing? The buckets gone, he's playing in water somewhere, the garbage is full, he changed diapers and threw them away, the toilet keeps running, he used a handful of wipes.  Try figuring out whats wrong when a non-verbal child comes to you crying tears and you at a moments notice have to assess the situation and decide if medical aid is needed that you can provide, or a ER visit is necessary! My so