The summer months, with no school, and with much less structure and routine, are difficult at times for Conor. We do try, as much as possible, to keep structure and build activities into each day for him. Lately we have been putting a schedule on a kitchen wall which Conor reads and makes a mark as activities are completed or are about to be undertaken. This appears to help Conor keep from getting anxious as he sometimes does when structure and routine are not as consistent as during the school year.
We also used the schedule to help prepare Conor for a badly needed haircut as you can see in the middle "before haircut" picture below. The after haircut picture follows. The shop where he gets his haircut now is located in a mini mall anchored by a Price Chopper store so we described it as Price Chopper haircut to let Conor know where he was going. (Conor did really well, sitting quietly throughout his haircut, although we don't attribute that solely to the schedule by any means. He has come along way with remaining calm during haircuts over the past few years). We don't try to put too much detail into the schedule leaving the spaces between listed activities open to adjust to his preferences and our ability to facilitate activities. The schedule seems to be helping.
We also used the schedule to help prepare Conor for a badly needed haircut as you can see in the middle "before haircut" picture below. The after haircut picture follows. The shop where he gets his haircut now is located in a mini mall anchored by a Price Chopper store so we described it as Price Chopper haircut to let Conor know where he was going. (Conor did really well, sitting quietly throughout his haircut, although we don't attribute that solely to the schedule by any means. He has come along way with remaining calm during haircuts over the past few years). We don't try to put too much detail into the schedule leaving the spaces between listed activities open to adjust to his preferences and our ability to facilitate activities. The schedule seems to be helping.
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