Saturday 25 February 2012

Autism log: Nye ting og gamle kendinger; new things and old acquintances

Gosh its late. I will do the danish translation tomorrow - her is the english revision

Our journey so far has been a mix of new things and old acquintances. The lesson we have learnt is that old acquintances make adapting to new things easier for Lionardo. Although some things are still not open for discussion- The milk will apparently never taste the same as the one particular brand of organic milk in Denmark. Bread must not have any grains og "bits". No presents og gifts from strangers (read airline/hotel staff).

Travelling made easier with old acquintance: 1. security check is no longer a nightmare of "NOOOOO!!!"; 2. interaction with security staff  - "mummy always beeps going through the metal detector".  3. Lionardo eats pot-noodles at the lounge (he tried instant noodles for the first time two days previously). 4. Waiting at the gate only brings normal irritation - no melt-downs! 5. Transit in Frankfurt was a dream - had to pinch ourselves several times

Eating made easier: 1. Going to uncle Patricks without the standard survival kit of leverpate and rye bread - survived. 2. Lionardo tried some different leverwurst and darker rye bread, some complaints but no meltdown. 3. Had dinner at uncle Patricks! The norm is eating where we stay - in this case at the hotel. 4. Ate the meatballs I made for dinner even though they did not taste the same as at home!

Swimming: 1. Lionardo getting in the pool with very little hesitation (2 yrs since his last dip in a pool) 2. Lionardo telling uncle patrick all about going swimming lessons at school when he gets back. And best of all 3. Lionardo not having a meltdown because his face got wet!

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