Yay, holidays… the thought alone is enough to stress out many. When you have a special needs loved one it can even be more challenging. Therefore, this episode is how to make family holiday gatherings a fun experience for your special needs kid, and the rest of the family, including you. It will help prevent getting ‘the look’ from your sister when your kid stops playing with her kids and grabs his iPad. It can help making your mom understand why all her grandkids can show up in matching outfits and sit at the decked dinner table eating for 2 hours everything they’re served, while your kid could only show up wearing her superman costume, only eats hotdogs and leaves after she is finished. It can even help reduce the amount and severity of tantrums your kid throws. And last but not least it will help you not having that constant feeling of being a failure because everyone seems to have such a well behaved family, expect you. This year you’ll finally be able to enjoy the holidays, tantrums and annoying family members and all. By managing expectations.
