Logan shows great restraint now, unlike when he was a lot younger - instead of randomly grabbing what he likes and throwing them into the basket, he holds fast to the cart handle. He waits for a go-ahead from either me or the hubs, before choosing something he wants to add to the cart. We have always brought him with on trips out to many different places, whether its the grocery store, or a trip to the park, or even to a restaurant. Yes, when he was younger (the 3-9 year old range), it was sometimes too challenging to do any going out... but we did, anyway. Miniature golf? Done it. Water parks? He LOVES them. Restaurants? Well... he does much better in a buffet than just a regular sit down and wait kind of place. Especially if its a breakfast buffet - all the bacon and sausage you can eat? AND ice cream? Lets just say he eats very well at a buffet, and leave it at that. Going to a grocery store a couple of days ago, the hubs and I let Logan push the cart. Its helped him with not only being patient while we chose items to put into the cart, but also with keeping his hands on the wheel, so to speak, rather than randomly grabbing stuff. As a kind of reward for behaving so well, we let him grab a package of bacon and add it to our cart. Shortly after, when going through the checkout line, we could see Logan eyeing... something. I thought it was the cans of potato crisps stacked right there, but when I said Go ahead., he went over to the cooler in the next aisle over, which the hubs was inches away from... and he grabbed a Mountain Dew. The hubs quickly traded the fully leaded regular for a no-carb, sugar free kind... and Logan was happy. Of course, he watched it intently as the conveyor belt brought it closer to the cashier. Once she grabbed it, scanned it, and placed it on the other side of her, he was right there to immediately grab it, so it wouldnt get lost in with the rest of the food stuffs. Its what we do, and our guidance over the years, that has got us to where we are now - where no one even looks at him twice, let alone with disdain, or asks whats wrong with him. He may never shop alone, but we make sure he has as normal of a life as we can give him, given the circumstances. Differently wired, differently abled... perfectly innocent. Thats my Wubba. ☮ ~ ツ
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:38:36 +0000
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