Comments for Autism Symptoms http://www.myautisticboy.com Symptoms of Autism in Children Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:24:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Are We There Yet? Family Vacations with Autistic Children by springcheerhttp://www.myautisticboy.com/are-we-there-yet-family-vacations-with-autistic-children/comment-page-1/#comment-13 springcheer Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:24:06 +0000 http://www.myautisticboy.com/?p=23#comment-13 Today we discovered that my 3 yr old daughter likes the ocean, but hates when the sand is cold and wet. The sand scared her. She wanted to be held so she could look at the water and not have her shoes in the sand. So hubby and I will take her back in the summer. She loves warm, soft sand. Also the waves are loud. So it takes her a while to deal with all that aural input.The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco was perfect for her! She had the freedom to run around. She didn't have to concentrate on any one thing for a long time. We did take the time to work on concentration, conversation, storytelling, etc. But it was fun. She didn't have to be anything but herself. No need to be quiet, no strangers to make eye contact with. It was the perfect, non-threatening environment where she could see lovely animals in bright colors. There were many quiet benches so she could get away from crowds and we could give her some muscle feedback with her lying on the bench. The whole family had a great time.We will try going to the SF Zoo next. She's been to the Sacramento Zoo once but she was only 2 then. Today we discovered that my 3 yr old daughter likes the ocean, but hates when the sand is cold and wet. The sand scared her. She wanted to be held so she could look at the water and not have her shoes in the sand. So hubby and I will take her back in the summer. She loves warm, soft sand. Also the waves are loud. So it takes her a while to deal with all that aural input.

The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco was perfect for her! She had the freedom to run around. She didn’t have to concentrate on any one thing for a long time. We did take the time to work on concentration, conversation, storytelling, etc. But it was fun. She didn’t have to be anything but herself. No need to be quiet, no strangers to make eye contact with. It was the perfect, non-threatening environment where she could see lovely animals in bright colors. There were many quiet benches so she could get away from crowds and we could give her some muscle feedback with her lying on the bench. The whole family had a great time.

We will try going to the SF Zoo next. She’s been to the Sacramento Zoo once but she was only 2 then.

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