Our
daughter is stressing about the fact tomorrow is Valentine’s Day as she thinks
she will get no cards. Although she has sent one! Children with ASD can struggle
with making friends, let alone having to worry at the age of 10 if they conform
with their peer group and have a 'boy/girlfriend'.
Apparently,
everyone at school has been discussing who they are sending cards to this week
and it has increased her anxiety as she doesn't feel able to join in with the
discussions. At the age of 10 who wants to admit they might not get a card to
their peers. She wishes Valentine’s Day had fallen in half term so that she
doesn't have to be confronted with the question tomorrow 'Did you get a Valentine
card?'
Unbeknown
to her someone has written her a card (it's from a genuine admirer, not us) and
it has been hand delivered to me today so that she has it when she wakes up. I
can't wait to see the look of surprise and happiness on her face when she wakes
up in the morning. It will make her day knowing that someone cared enough to
send a card and she can honestly tell her peers that she did receive one, rather
than feel she needs to shy away from the question.
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