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| A.J. as he likes to be seen, incognito (or not) pic share with approval |
Sometimes we
have progress shine through all the mayhem that surrounds us……
…..and today
was one such day.
The holidays,
as usual, has seen a roller-coaster of emotion and confusion as the lack of
routine schedules make it hard for A.J. to know what to do and how to cope with
each day.
Although as
we are now actively accessing the NDIS, A.J. has gained inclusion into a few
social activities to help with this and other social concepts.
With this
inclusion he has joined some holiday activity events that are helping to assist
with social understanding, as well as keeping a routine program to help with
the schedule of a few days.
Today after
attending one of these activities, we then headed out to do a little shopping
before going home.
As this is
something I would normally not attempt after such a busy day, A.J. was happy to
oblige while wanting to find a few music CD's he was interested in purchasing.
Well the
order of events changed as I bumped into a friend needing to chat about concerns she was facing with her
child.
A.J. was calm
and patiently waited, then looked in at the music shop to take up the time, as
he came back to see if I was ready to look at his selection, I noticed it
seemed he had responded to a passer-by, something that would NEVER had occurred
prior, then he came to see if I was ready.
On arriving
home he then stated quite proudly, "did you see I spoke to that man
today"
I replied
"yes I did, what was that all about"
His smile
became more distinct as he announced -
"I saw
his music shirt and told him -"nice taste in music" - and he said -
"yes a great band" -
I was so
scared and nearly had an anxiety attack, but I had to say I liked his
shirt."
I smiled and
replied "Well done A.J. I am so very proud of you. That was a great step
to take."
With that, he
happily headed to his room, saying "I am still breathing really fast,
but I had to say it".
..........such a happy parent moment...............
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