So ds has been questioning me continuously about new year , Friday, Saturday and what will happen at midnight. He has needed constant reassurance that there will be no other changes other then a change in date, and life will be just the same. He has suddenly needed visual timetables again, now and next charts, and egg timers. He has not really used these resources since last year. He has access to them though, because his 4 year old brother has autism, and uses them.
He is also more aggressive, and insists that his dad can not make rules and only I can set them. He is becoming more and more rigid each day, and more anxious. I am considering meds again, and will see how he goes after new year. He punched his 3 year old brother for touching his neck just now, we have been working on how he shouldn't lash out, I thought we were making progress.
How are all the other autists coping with the approaching new year? Any good strategies?