Ds got an invite for tea!

[Bluesunbeam]

That's it really.

He hasn't had an invite for over a year and he was so excited, hoping it goes well and doesn't end in tears.

Ds is strange in social situations, never stops talking, doesn't get two way conversations and tends to wander off into his own little world, so hoping they are outside playing!

I just don't know what to do with myself, how stupid is that! Worried it might all go wrong but so hoping not otherwise we are looking at a very lonely 6 week holiday.

Actually we (me) get very lonely as all my 'friends' have moved on as Ds issues have become more apparent and their children have moved ahead.

Sorry feeling a little down over the last few weeks and worried that tea invite will go wrong. I'll pull myself together and carry on as we all do.

Good luck! DD never gets invites...only family things and I go too! Go shopping...have a bubble bath....just relax! Im sure hel have a great time!

I know how you feel with being lonely, my DH works a lot and 5 nights out of 7 so im house bound. I can only see the girls at my house as I cant get a babysitter!....Well very occasionally as grandparents have health issues. DD has one friend but will lose her in the move up to big school! EEEK!

What id do for ASD playgroup!

Hope your DS has a nice time and try not to worry too much. I'm sure it will be fine - your DS's friend must like your DS very much to invite him over for tea and is probably used to him talking a lot!

How did it go? I hope he had a good time.

Hope it went well Bluesunbeam.

I know how you feel, though, ds1 was invited to a classmate's party (his first this year) for today and I spent all the time he was there worrying about how it was going -- in fact I spent all week worrying about how it would go. How silly is that? Not that I could change anything by worrying.

When our dc's have so few invitations the stakes seem so high about it all going well. It's just another source of stress (to add to all the others, of course).

He had a lovely time. Mostly played with the 3 year old brother, Ds is 6, but no upsets and he ate tea

Friends mum suggested getting together over the hols and looking forward to that and Ds will love having somebody to talk at!

Thanks for the replies

Ho lovely! Hope it went well and that he will get invited over during the summer holiday.

Mm wine seems a good idea!

Hope your Ds had a good time at the party.

I think we are conditioned to worry as it seems to be how we draw stength to carry on and fight for our Dc.

Fantastic! Good news about the summer invite

That's excellent news and a good omen for the summer.

I'm still hanging on about the party as ds1 got a lift home from another parent.

You're right, though, we spend our lives in what my mother calls the 'worry zone'.