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Last day of school transition help

ParentingAutism

How can I/School help with the biggest transition of the year: the last day of the school year going into the summer holidays. 

I've left it late but I have made her a schedule on everything that is happening until Saturday to help with that predictability. I've made sure that tomorrow no one is home until after school. She has a half day and will be extremely dysregulated but is safe when she's alone and its the best way to let her self regulate. I've said she can party, go on the laptop, watch TV. She's got her safe Snacks and drinks ready. 

She will take all comfort items to school tomorrow. She isn't upset about leaving school or the summer holidays, it is quite literally the transition from school to the car then the car to the house. She is usually dysregulated and will have many meltdowns for days but then she'll be fine and then won't want to go back to school. 

What helps you with transitions? 

  • in reply to Iain

    Yes, she loves her music and will have her headphones and phone with her anyway. I am hoping her staff will take her the long way home, her favourite route through the forest because it helps her regulate but I'm not sure if they'll have time because it's a half day and she is on a reduced timetable anyway so won't have as long as others. 

  • ParentingAutism said:
    She isn't upset about leaving school or the summer holidays, it is quite literally the transition from school to the car then the car to the house.

    The transitions need her to be watching where she is going but could you get her some headphones with music she likes and save this for the transitions? It may distract her enough to give the straw of familiarity to hold onto when everything else is too much.