Paulette Moore Cert. Autism Specialist
  • home
  • about paulette
    • Contact Paulette
  • services
  • so then i tried...
  • links & resources
  • office images
  • activities & events

Relief is in sight!

5/15/2015

2 Comments

 
Picture
Do you have dark circles under your eyes? 
Are the prints of your fingernails imbedded in your palms? Are you pouring your breakfast from a bottle with a cork? Do you get nauseated at the sight of a school bag? If you have these symptoms you may have the serious, potentially life shortening syndrome known as Autism School Stress or ASS. 

Picture
ASS can cause a parent of a child with autism to feel real pain. And by this time of year the pain in the ASS is quite significant.  You may wonder if you can keep going.  Is living with this syndrome worth it? But fear not, relief is in sight.  The only known treatment for ASS pain is Summer Holidays (SH).  Summer Holidays is not a cure but it provides temporary relief of symptoms.  Like many treatments SH is not without its side effects. These may include feeling housebound, too much family time and the more serious side effect ICS (inclusion camp stress). 

Picture
However, when compared to the extreme pain in the ASS caused by school, these symptoms are usually considered quite tolerable. Unfortunately this treatment is not readily available until the third week in June and the symptoms of ASS tend to increase as the year goes on. So hold on fellow ASS suffers. Just another few weeks of suffering and then a whole summer of symptom free living… Although I may still pour my breakfast from a bottle with cork :)

2 Comments
David Philpott
5/15/2015 09:02:15 am

I'm VERY familiar with this syndrome, having walked many parents through it on an annual basis, with frequent flare ups in December and just prior to Easter. Hang in, it's not you but a toxic environment.

Reply
paulette moore
5/15/2015 12:54:37 pm

ha ha Dave, You have helped myself and many other parents deal with this serious yet common syndrome. We thank you for saving our ASS :) :) :)

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Paulette Moore is a mother of two, wife of one, and autism consultant of many.
    Her hobbies include cake eating, martini drinking, TV watching and cat petting
    And now, much to her surprise, blog writing!

    Archives

    December 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    Categories

    All
    ADD
    Adhd
    Anxiety
    ASD
    Aspergers
    Autism
    Back To School
    Blogging
    Brain
    Coping
    Family
    Life
    Parenting
    School
    Social Story
    Strategies
    Transition
    Work

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.