Tonight we hosted a Super Bowl party. For those who know me, I looooooovveeee hosting parties. I believe it’s because I’m a 4th (at least) generation “hostess with the mostest”. My mother, grandmother and great-grandmother threw fantastic parties… some were even mentioned in the most elite society pages in the papers back east. Well, mine aren't classified as elite, but I try to make them fun. Jared loves parties too. Good thing he has a mom who loves having people over and celebrating!
Throughout my research with APD, I discovered that social gatherings were not good for APD children. Just so you don’t think too horribly of me, I found this out after I planned the Super Bowl party. Why are parties a problem? BACKGROUND NOISE. Now, not every child with APD is the same. They all struggle with using sound to listen, but there are different processing issues. There were 15 children and 13 adults over here. He did just fine. No breakdowns or meltdowns. He was happy as can be. As you can see in this picture, he was "all smiles".
So, I'm officially striking this symptom from the the APD list and praying that he will continue to do okay at all future parties.
You are the God who performs miracles; Psalm 77:14a
Throughout my research with APD, I discovered that social gatherings were not good for APD children. Just so you don’t think too horribly of me, I found this out after I planned the Super Bowl party. Why are parties a problem? BACKGROUND NOISE. Now, not every child with APD is the same. They all struggle with using sound to listen, but there are different processing issues. There were 15 children and 13 adults over here. He did just fine. No breakdowns or meltdowns. He was happy as can be. As you can see in this picture, he was "all smiles".
So, I'm officially striking this symptom from the the APD list and praying that he will continue to do okay at all future parties.
You are the God who performs miracles; Psalm 77:14a
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