to London or not to London

august 29 2007


Had a long talk with the principal of the school of the boys.

One of the subjects was the trip to London.

This vacation my autistic son wanted to go somewhere, but when it came down to going, he didn't want to go... over and over again.

During the last week we tried to plan a trip again.
He went with his dad and they nearly didn't go half the way they wanted to go and returned.
I have some photos of him in front of the government buildings.
They didn't make it to sea...

So at school I said that maybe I'd better go with them.

Oh, yes, that would be a great idea.
In the past one of the mothers went to and stayed at a hotel and all was fine. The boy did well with his mother in the same town.

Well, this boy won't.
If things are to succeed I need to sleep at the same family, and I need to have the freedom to take him with me when they're visiting places that need long waiting and a lot of interaction.
He will be complaining to me all the time, but at least I will be in London, and he will be able to go there.

The school has a completely different concept of how it is with an autistic child.

Added to it all: I won't be able to stay at an hotel. The prizes are soooo high!!
We can rent an appartment here for a whole month against 2 or 3 nights at a London hotel.

So I think he won't go.