As always, our half terms and school holidays often look different to other families. We are homebodies and like to stay in. This is primarily due to Charlie’s sensory issues and anxiety that controls the majority of our lives.

We had a pretty good week actually, I took the decision to invest in a hot tub for the holidays. It came on Wednesday and then left on the following Monday when the children went back to school. So we had a good few days with it!! Charlie loves the hot tub, he gets a lot of joy out of it and I love seeing him so happy in the water. We are not quite ready yet to go swimming publicly, he does go twice a week at school (when he goes, that’s a different story).

Tuesday he should of gone with his community carer for the day to go to short breaks, which is the respite I get for him and the opportunity for him to access the community. However, the anxiety played a big part and he was unable to leave the house. I am not sure if it had been because it is such a long time between sessions (Easter to June half term) that it was the transition that he struggled with. Or it was just the anxiety.

Over the Easter hols I had run out of the anxiety gummies that he was taking. I had tried to purchase them online but to no avail. I can’t find them anywhere. I don’t know the brand or the online shop I got them from so we are now really struggling with anxiety and it is such a shame.

We did of course, have a fabulous few days in the hot tub and that has definitely made all the difference to him. And that’s ok for us, that’s our normal. It’s not for everyone but that’s ok because we accept life like this.

Back to school, for the final term of the year!! Charlie then of course will be moving up to year 5. And then we will see what the summer holidays brings.

Georgina x