Fuss Free Holidays

We went on a holiday during the school holidays. Lotsa preparation for BJ to be able to accept changes and new environment. It went well....until:
He asked us to go home on the way to the airport.
He asked us every now and then where we are going.
He asked for kakak.
I forgot to bring his visual scheduler to make him understand what we are going to do everyday.
Well, all these we have overcometh.....

The last two days were the most difficult of all. He started refusing to say "hi" to people. He shut his eyes and ears to external stimuli. (unfamiliar people, unfamiliar language, noise level). Hey, don't we do that at times? I know I do.... I could be pretty shut-in if the external environment is too overwhelming for me.....

He started verbalizing (to his limitedness, of course) that while he was bathing, he got angry, and hit his father (poor Allen), dried himself, and changed. While his anger is short and impulsive, and will apologize almost immediately, I just still do not understand how his mind works -- whether he understands when his hand goes out to box someone.

I would say that my family members are very supportive. They commented that BJ has improved tremendously!! In-laws are not that encouraging yet. We broke the news about autism to them, and yet some of them understood. Some don't. That's life....

Well, overall, the week was a memorable one. It was accident free.