DS1 (ASD) has been going by taxi to school for a week. The escort has been hinting about giving him something to play with in the car which I have so far resisted. This morning she asked if we had an electronic game or similar to give him as he has been annoying asking the girl sat next to him for hers.
Now we have a DS and we have a leap pad which I've just bought to use on the plane when we go on holiday. I've also got a iPod touch with various apps/music on it. We do use that as an incentive to stop him from getting out of the carseat but it's only given to him when we stop (otherwise it may lose it's effectiveness). I am concerned that if I give him something like that for the journey to school, he will expect it every time we get into the car. Also his journey is about 45mins-1hr each way so he would be playing it for 1.5-2 hrs each day which is a lot. He also can't use headphones as he has had AIT so the escort/driver are going to have to listen to whatever I give him.
What do other parents do in this situation?
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loueytb3 · 14/09/2011 10:37
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