I’ve been a foster parent for decades, the last 15 years or so, specializing (HA, fat chance, it was by the seat of my pants, every day) in kiddos on the spectrum.

I always say I’ll try anything once. And, I’ll still stick by that….no matter how dumb, hopeless or odd the suggestion or idea might be. Even though my kids were no where close to flexible, I think that is the trait that has served me the best. (and prayer, a sense of humor and more patience than most

One thing I had some success with, re; the kiddos that had the continuous loop of questions, was to work with them to put the question & answer(s) on a sheet of paper. Question on one side, answer on the reverse. I stuck these in a plastic sleeve. Sometimes I made a handful of the same question, if the kiddo needed the reassurance in different parts of the house, van, etc.

If I wrote the question in the kiddos language, he was usually able to follow along when I suggested we refer to our question & answer sheet. He asks the same old question, I refer to the same old sheet! Then, working together, we review the response. Sometimes it was enough, sometimes it had to be reviewed a couple times. And, on occasion, the kiddo would latch on to the sheet, and begin to answer his own question ……referring to his answer sheet.

I have also put pictures on these, if the reading skills are no where to be found yet. But, I do include the words anyway…………and point to them as I read them off….each time!

I’ll be interested in hearing the ideas……..my current guy is somewhere between aspbergers & autism…depending on what kind of day he is having.Crossing my fingers the transition to school goes well………..or, at least something better than awful! 🙂