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Update
It's been nearly a couple of years now since I started this blog. After last year's visit to Scotland we decided to try North Wales this year, and all it has to offer. I have added many of the places we visited, and will add further visits when time allows. I will of course continue to detail any local places we visit too.
I hope you continue to enjoy my ramblings.
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My wife and I have been living with a child affected by autism for the last 7 years or so and are slowly coming to terms with what this mean, to us and him. We like to get out as much as possible, giving him and us, lots of different experiences. This is an attempt to plot out what we have achieved and hope to achieve in the future with the boy we call our Little One.
Hopefully, someone out there will get a little benefit from my thoughts and ramblings, if so, then please let me know on the contact page, to be honest, if you disagree, also let me know!
Checking out the tabs to the left (or possibly right on a mobile) you will see all the places we have visited and how we have coped taking a boy with complex needs out with us for the day. Enjoy...
LITTLE ONE
Let me introduce Little One, pictured with my wife, on last year's trip to Scotland.
This remarkable young man has had a very tough start in life. He has a chromosome condition that inhibits his physical and mental growth, foetal alcohol syndrome, which does pretty much the same. He also has Global Developmental Delay, is moderately deaf, non-verbal, has one kidney - and oh! of course, is autistic.
Despite all those challenges, he is an absolute treasure and just loves to be out and about - which is just as well, as so do we!
Clearly as "parents" to an autistic child we understand that every child is different, and that no two autistic children present in the same way.
For us our Little One is atypical in as much as he doesn't really have the meltdowns that many autistic children and parents are challenged by. He can get a little stressed when he is unable to let us know what it is he wants, but to be honest we have got really good at reading the cues. His worst time is when he is woken from a sleep unexpectedly - then he is like a bear with the proverbial sore head. Oh! and when he can't get wi-fi on his tablet.
Our Little One has recently started walking a lot more, rather than be pushed in his Special Needs buggy. Unless we are somewhere remote and safe Little One will normally be walked on a wrist strap, for his safety. He does get tired after a lot of walking and retires to the wheels, where he will often fall asleep after his exertions.
We also use a really good child carrier, from Baby Tula, where I carry him on my back. Despite his age, the carrier is so well designed that the weight is evenly balanced and doesn't cause any problems with carrying the weight. The carrier we have will suit an average child up to around 10 years of age (31.8kg).
I had been able to successfully use the carrier last year in Scotland, tackling the foothills of Ben Nevis and this year for Mount Snowdon.
I will detail what, if any, assistance we used for each day out I write about.
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