Hi all, I read with interest the above posts and it's a very difficult situation. I have an 8 year old daughter who is autistic, aspergers, and we don't hide her from the world. How ever we have also learnt the hard way that forcing her to go places when really she didn't want go would end up in a meltdown. I think when a child gets a certain age then their wishes having to be observed. We now ask her if she wants to go out or stay in and have a lazy day. After a short period of never going out she now goes more places than before. As I said though it's difficult and not every child can express their views so easily.
Hi all, I read with interest the above posts and it's a very difficult situation. I have an 8 year old daughter who is autistic, aspergers, and we don't hide her from the world. How ever we have also learnt the hard way that forcing her to go places when really she didn't want go would end up in a meltdown. I think when a child gets a certain age then their wishes having to be observed. We now ask her if she wants to go out or stay in and have a lazy day. After a short period of never going out she now goes more places than before. As I said though it's difficult and not every child can express their views so easily.
