And just when we are making headway with my boy – we have to MOVE! ugh

My lease is up where I live, and I found another place for us which is both less expensive, and larger. So packing is well underway as of this writing, which poses other issues for my sweet boy. He HATES change. While most kids take change in stride, for asperger kids, heh, not so much. These kids (and especially my son) covet sameness, routine, structure, boundaries. Any kind of change sends my son’s anxiety level through the roof.

I’ve tried to prepare him as much as possible. Things like telling him the night before what I’m planning to pack the next day so that he’s not surprised when he comes home from school and sees more boxes stacked, have helped alot. The new landlords have been great! They have met us at the new place several times, so that JJ can spend time in it in advance and kind of get used to the layout. We’ve already planned out his bedroom, where he wants his bed, dresser, etc.

Just the little things like this have helped tremendously and I’m really excited about this move. I’m just hoping that we like living in the new place and can make it into a long-term thing.

Time will tell