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Violet3 · 18/08/2023 09:13

My 7 yo daughter is under assessment for adhd/ autism. My family don't fully understand and will say that she's naughty, I let her get away with things etc
My parents want to go walking out , not keen on pool days so I'm with daughter around pool. Think my mam is getting annoyed because of this.
She's struggling to make friends around the hotel because she gets very attached and it can make other kids uncomfortable.
She's had a few meltdowns and normally I would take her to room til she's calmed down, can't take her up 3 flights of stairs and the looks you get are awful. Then my older son has snapped at her too.

My partner, not her dad hasn't come away, have messaged him and his reply was you shouldn't have gone away.
Sorry for moaning I just feel so lonely with my daughter in this journey, generally if makes sense. Like I'm having to defend her/explain to others and then she'll hit/ lash out at me when she's angry. I'm drained .

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SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 19/08/2023 08:58

Is she getting plenty of downtime @Violet3

My DD is Ali on the Pathway for both ASD & ADHD and would need a lot of downtime on a holiday like that. I'd be looking at at least a quiet hour in your room mid-morning and maybe two hours in the afternoon.

SachiLars · 19/08/2023 12:55

I haven’t got any advice - but I can totally see the difficulty of trying to do anything but being hard vs doing nothing which is boring for you and your eldest.

it wasn’t wrong to go away. Not everything you try will work out, but it’s better than doing nothing.

Violet3 · 19/08/2023 16:08

Thank u for the replies. I have tried down time but she's too wired. She needs it though. Thank you for the replies.

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