Our Flexible Routine
In our experience, our autistic children need flexibility within a routine, and that took a couple of years to reach the right balance. Currently the following works for them and the entire family. The children wake naturally between 5-6am in summer time and 4.30-5am in winter. They have their morning milk and fruit and get dressed, and we are ready for the day. We learn till breakfast time at 7am (often during as well). We have another learning session until 9am and then it's garden time, where I'm chasing after them madly with hats and suncream. Snacks follow at 11am, freshly made fruit, chocolate milk smoothies/milkshakes with homemade pancakes. Learning time commences until midday, and then it's free time/free tv time for the children until 4.30, broken up with dinner time. Free time activities include tv, ipad, roleplay, arts and crafts, puzzles, Lego, Playdoh, baking, or more garden time if they request it. This is my main time for housework, cooking and writing. ...