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Recent content by Paul1969

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    How to celebrate sweet 16?

    In the end we only celebrated it as a family. We went dining in her favorite Bickel Bear restaurant :) (the Dutchies here will know that one I guess). So no friends, no nothing… She got a gaming laptop and a Wacom tablet for her birthday. literally half my salary :-( but her talent is...
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    How to celebrate sweet 16?

    Thanks for your reply Progster. I guess I wasn't clear on that part. She has a say in everything. It's her desire to have a birthday party. Not ours. All we want is her to be happy, even if that means, in her case, staying in bed 24/7 (she doesn't actually stay in bed 24/7 but she would love...
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    How to celebrate sweet 16?

    Here is the challenge I am currently dealing with. I would like your help or advice on this matter. My daughter Lotte, Aspergirl, will turn 16 in 2 weeks. Special occasions like this always cause her an amount of anxiety she cannot cope with --> meltdowns. In her heart she wants to celebrate...
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    Hello all

    My name is Paul and I am almost 50 years old, sigh. I came to this forum not for myself, but for my daughter Lotte who will turn 16 in 10 days as of today. She was diagnosed with ASS at a very young age, can't remember exactly when but she was having challenges in her life since going to school...
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