you know you live in the SN world when..........

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you realize if you won 7 million in the lottery you wouldn't give any away as you actually could use it all.

(add your own please, for a happy Friday fred)

When you can just get on and deal with most public meltdowns without caring who stares, or what they say or think.

Have just jumped up and down and said "yes yes" when seeing woolytree's contribution - drives me nuts when people negate things by doing that.

My one is "he doesn't seem autistic" followed by "I am a teacher/carer/neighbour/passing acquaintance of someone, who cares for autistic children".

My reply is not yet verbalised but goes along the lines of "oh that's interesting - alot of people think like that but y'see ASD is a spectrum and that means....."

Soon - just soon!

When the washing machine repair man is on speed dial....

When you're heart sinks instead of soars when someone says 'but that's normal behaviour for your ds' age'

When they are out and about and the phone rings and you hyperventilate and brace yourself before answering.

When you get excited by not having a wet bed to strip.

@Jolly Pirate - you do get the occasional one like me who, when asked what autistic children are like, says

Children

you have conversations on your mobile in sainsburys about your dd's bowel movements with the nurse and you aren't even embarrassed

When you put DS' laxative in your coffee rather than his milk and drink it anyway cos your too exhausted to make a new one

When you get asked every time you are at the hospital if you are medically trained.

When you count your blessings every single day because you know how precious life is and how lucky you are that your baby is still with you.

When they are safely in your house and the phone rings and you hyperventilate and brace yourself before answering in case it's a............professional!

you get up at 3am every night to give your littlie meds to stop him from vomiting everywhere. The nurses look at you like you're mad when you tell them tis at every admission!!

When you carry around a paper copy of your child's medical history detailing every admission, test and medication, together with a copy of his last MRI.....

When you are in an ambulance with LO being blue lighted to hospital and the paramedic is saying how great the above info is and coudl you please make sure both of the local ambulance stations get a copy!! When you have a minute that is....

Great thread

Boy made it back from being a Fireworks marshal at the local bonfire. Had fun striding around telling people where they couldn't park, directing traffic and being firm with parents of poppets who couldn't possibly walk 100 metres and needed to park in the disabled parking He understands the rights of blue badge users as well. Many moved rather than face The Monologue and Stare.

the optician knows you so well, they just put their hand out for the bent glasses(although we have now solved that with flexible hinges)

the chemist knows your dd's history back to front and feels like a family friend.

mr Jack daniels is your best mate

when you take two exasym xl instead of the two tramamdol for your back pain and spend the rest of the day wondering why you're still in pain - note to self to get eyesight retested (or get more sleep)

When a four hour block of sleep is a good night!

When you understand why sandwiches must be square and not triangles!

When SN terms are on your predictive text!

When your adrenaline rushes every time you see the teacher.

When your house looks like a nursery classroom full of 'resources'

When Thomas is your babysitter.

When MN is your home.

You spend over 5 minutes trying to remove camly your 5 y old away from the escalator and from pressing the lift button at Tesco.

When you turn around and find him laying accross the aisle looking at people's trolley wheels going past.

When simply walking to school brings a big lump in your throat...as do reading his communication book.

When you're scared to death at the prospect of parents' evening.

When you have lost total trust in the system and (in your mind) questions suspiciously everything the teacher says.

When you jump for joy and feel you have made big progress when your very nearly 5 y old answers 5 when you ask him how many candles will be on his cake... instead of his usual 8 and 1 because it's his favourite numbers.

When you can't find half of your clothes hangers and tin-opener, and find them all stashed under your ds's bed.

you have to stop yourself posting
and so???
on a lot of threads

When your web browser 'favourites' lists contains the link to the SEN Code of Practice, IPSEA and SENDIST.

When all your friends live in your computer.....

When you get SN MN withdrawal on DHs day off!