It's now been a couple of weeks since I finished the cygnet course for autism parenting.
Did I find it useful? Did it help?
Yes and no.
It hasn't been some "magic pill" that prevents meltdowns. I've still had plenty of cringeworthy moments and public meltdowns to deal with over the past week or so.
However, it has helped me to understand and analyse my son's behaviour. Now, when a meltdown happens, I can pick it apart and try and work out what caused it in the hope of preventing future recurrences.
It's not a perfect system. Sometimes a scenario can hit you that you weren't expecting and you are left unprepared. But at the same time, now I know that there are a lot of things I can do to help keep my son comfortable and less likely to have a meltdown. I've learned distraction techniques and ways of helping him with his sensory overload.
I'm glad I did cygnet. I feel it is another layer of armour in my daily battle!
