SN Christmas

[dustyphoenix]

If someone in your family has SN, what does your Christmas look like?

Eldest is currently being assessed for autism /ADHD, struggles with regulating any emotion (whether positive or negative) so ours is super low key (at least in comparison to what I would otherwise love!).

We had our Xmas celebration including all pressies today, because trying to manage the excitement/busyness of Xmas plus church tomorrrow would have otherwise been too much. As it was there was much crying and slamming of doors in the build up to presents anyway

Feeling selfishly a bit sad that we can't celebrate as I would love to and had to miss out on the nativity as it would have been too much. As it was bedtime was tricky anyway! Would love to know I'm not alone in learning to let go of my expectations and love and enjoy my kids just as they are! Anyone else??

8 y/o DS has ADHD and is being assessed for autism. He has been very emotional/demanding/grumpy today.
He’s also in a state because his elf is going back to the North Pole tonight and he’ll miss it, we had actually deliberately avoided the elf as we knew this would be an issue and because we’re trying to avoid worry about the good/naughty lists (massive self esteem issues from a bitch of a teacher before he was diagnosed) but MIL forced one on us ffs!
Won’t be going to church tomorrow as it would be too much for him and I’m currently sat in the corner of his room waiting for him to settle!

Our DS1 with ADHD and ASD is now in his teens but we still keep everything low key with just us. Parental visits are either side of Christmas. As much as anything with the heightened excitement and giddyness comes a greater crash, so we keep things on a fairly level plain as much as possible.

It means we can't do all we might like to in the run up but would rather have the calm.

Also, vital on Christmas Day itself is a walk out up a hill or to the park to get fresh air and unwind.