| Parents often say that their child with | | | | souroundings. |
| attentional problems has difficulty | | | | Outside settings greatly enhance the |
| behaving and joining in with others when | | | | child's frustration and anxiety. Most |
| in public. | | | | adults would acknowledge or accept that |
| A routine trip to the shops, doctor's | | | | the dynamics of a visit to the community |
| office or just out for the day can | | | | are often a social nightmare. |
| become an embarrassing disaster. Of | | | | It is possible to lower a child's social |
| course, the humiliation is compounded by | | | | anxiety when in public by trying to make |
| all the other parents who witness your | | | | their physical needs easier by bringing |
| child's much misunderstood behaviour, | | | | food, drink and being more aware of of |
| often looking at you as if to say, "What | | | | quieter locations that are at hand if |
| kind of parents are they'? | | | | needed offering opportunities to explore |
| Many parents decide to avoid such public | | | | more in unfamiliar settings can often |
| scenes by minimising the child's outside | | | | help a great dealminimising the amount |
| life. Unfortunately, this greatly denies | | | | of time spend in a crowded or confined |
| the child the opportunity to gain public | | | | area. |
| and social skills that he or she will | | | | Public areas and outings can be |
| need in order to take part in community | | | | challenging for children with learning |
| life. | | | | problems but they can provide parents |
| When your child is in his home | | | | the opportunities to enhance and |
| envirement, all their needs can be met | | | | increase the child's social learning and |
| relitivaly stress free. Food and drink | | | | behaviour |
| is at hand and the setting such as | | | | It is said that a child often needs love |
| bedrooms, gardens etc are all known and | | | | most when they deserve it least. I don't |
| understood and offer a sanctuary of | | | | profess to have all the answers but |
| familularity as well as comfortable | | | | hopfully sharing mine help other a bit. |