I always do Autism therapy. I`m scheduled...I work.
Now there have been times when I had a speaking engagement or what have you...but I make up my time. I am my son`s Autism therapist. BUT how do I do it when I just don`t want to....first of all, I know he will make some kind of progress when he is with me...I will see something really exciting happen. I know it. This encourages me. Secondly, I know what will happen if I don`t work...he won`t do that new neat thing and if I allow myself to slip even a little, the slide could be steep. This is pretty big incentive for me to do it.
But friends if none of this is working, I just forge ahead. I put on a positive face for him. Don`t get me wrong...I`m sure I have let my feelings show at tiems. But I try really hard for them not too.
But if I had to give you one piece of advice here it would be to do what you`ve got to do and don`t get distracted. There are plenty of things to distract me around here. PLENTY! (husband, daughter....laundry that needs doing! just to name a few) I just try to focus on the work at hand. It is not easy. But it is worth it.
Let's get going!,
Katherine Lee