My mother the inveterate list maker gave me the gift of the action item list.\u00a0 She had about\u00a05 notepads around the house with various lists, and separate journal books beyond those.\u00a0 Write it on the list, she’d say, and it will get done.<\/p>\n
Structure is my godsend.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s how we got through the past several snow days until yay, the school bus arrived 10 min ago.\u00a0 It’s often the antithesis\u00a0of autism, at least the profound type with which I live here.\u00a0 Autism means surprise, constant deviation from the norm and demands intense flexibility and creativity.\u00a0 Structure keeps the expectations known for everyone.<\/p>\n
Today I’m grateful for the most wonderful skills trainer in the world who showed up as expected yesterday for work, on a week here where 2 of the other 4 helpers cancelled already.\u00a0 Her focus on individual work with the boys was like school – comforting, known, engaging in exactly the right way for each.\u00a0 It continued my little efforts at doing the same while putting my finger in the dike of work at the same time earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
My own day today is highly structured, and I find when I’m busiest, most structured and usually juggling 15 different things – I’m happiest.\u00a0 So here’s to the rest of my own daily structure -and a tip of the hat to those helpers I am so very lucky to have in advancing both our skills and happiness.<\/p>\n
Yay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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