So it's #autismawareness time of year again. This is us. Two kids with #ASD (#autisticspectrumdisorder ) and #ADHD and a Mum with a dyslexia (Dad is behind the camera). A lot has changed for us as a family in the last twelve months. Both kids are now in the same "special" school, one in secondary and one in primary (a specialist autism school). Which has had its teething problems, transition to secondary for the boy and lots of teachers leaving for Pumpkin, but overall, it has been fantastic for me and the kids!!ππ I can hardly believe the change in us, a lot calmer and happier!!! The kids are even learning stuff!!!πI am feeling like there is enough left of me at the end of the day to actually be a human with my own needs and desires not just an exhausted care giver. Bedtime routine for Pumpkin has been revolutionised thanks to medication. It takes an hour a night to get her to bed and settled (reduced from 3-4π±) thanks to melatonin β€οΈβ€οΈπ. We had been doing everything right, everything a "normal" child needs to get a good nights sleep, but we were getting nowhere. Eventually we were offered "drugs" , I hesitated but after the first night when she actually yawned, something I realised I had NEVER seen her do before, we all saw that with the medication she was SOOOO much more able to cope. So much more able to handle things. Not a cure, but it definitely helped, big time. It's been a time of change for us. πThis here is us half way through a long walk. This is them happy that we have got to our destination and are now going back π π . #nostamina #autistic #autisticlife #familylife #autism #realfamilylife #autisticgirls #melatonin #autismawareness #autis #longwalks #seaandsky #sillyphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/BvxJxNeHrnJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1be8tt8gylzr9
