Scouting and SN

[mariamariam]

following on from a couple of recent threads, our experiences with the second-nearest group have been really positive (the very nearest seemed excessively strict and formal for our particular needs!!)

Hi little, this thread is really old. I would recommend that you start a new one with scouting in the title

This is a brilliant thread at kind of the right time for me! I will admit that my DS's exclusion from such activities has been more my fault than his. But I have finally contacted our most local scout hut. He has been pestering me for a long time, and we have decided that it would be excellent for him, to build self esteem for any horrible people in the years to come. I am still awaiting a reply however.

I have stated in my e-mail that I am interested in him joining, are they my closest, and that he has communication needs. I worried that stating in my opening e-mail that DS has 'issues' would have put them off, but hopefully not!

as an adult with aspergers and who went thogh some scouting i can say while little accomadation was made i personally didnt enjoy it activitys to simple and other bits and pieces pushed me away from it.
glad for all thouse who are enjoying it

My Ds 8 (AS) is a beaver, he loves it! The scout leader has been doing it for 30+ years. When my Ds was going through his assessments for AS he signed up for his first sleepover so we felt it necessary to mention this and his anxiety issues etc but the leader was already on to them and even more importantly she told us all the wonderful things about our Ds which only we seem to see in him which made me cry a little , the fact that he enjoys it so much speaks volumes and we have never had any negative feedback. They have my Ds down to a tee. He does lots of hands on activities which he loves (bar climbing!) and they also manage to get him to write without any probs which is fantastic!!. There have been times when they have been playing games and he has opted out but he has been given other things to do instead.

We just wish it was more than once a week!