Five Tips for Grandparents of a Child with Autism

This post is by Jane Springer, a grandmother to six-year-old twins, one of whom has autism. Jane is a certified life and wellness coach who helps parents and grandparents of children on the autism spectrum. Jane recently shared a post about her life as a grandmother and in the post below, she shares her top five tips for grandparents of a child with autism.  1. Expect the unexpected – be prepared. With a child with autism, you never know when something will throw them into a major meltdown.  It can happen when you least expect it.  Case in point. My grandson is in vacation bible school this week.  At the end of the program, there were 300+ kids in the big church with a loud speaker leading the group in song.  He had his hands up to his ears, which generally means there is too much noise or he is in unfamiliar territory.  The leader said a prayer and then said Amen (Ahmen).  He went into complete meltdown mode because he thought it should be pronounced Amen (long A).  Tear
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