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15 May 2018, 9:44 am

I’ve just started going to an individualized autism day program in Chicago (I live in the Suburbs). It’s great so far but I’m having a hard time with the change. I want to move to one of their group homes eventually. Any advice on dealing with the changes?



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15 May 2018, 9:46 am

What sort of changes are occurring at this point?



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15 May 2018, 10:00 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
What sort of changes are occurring at this point?


I’m starting swimming at a new pool today that’s very far from my house. I’m starting at a speech (communication) group after that.



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15 May 2018, 10:03 am

I can understand you being accustomed to the old swimming pool. I used to swim laps when I was younger; and I liked the pool in one place better than in the other place.

Do you like the new swimming pool?

I hope everything goes well with the speech-communication group.



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15 May 2018, 10:09 am

The only thing I can think of at the moment is to give it time.



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15 May 2018, 10:21 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
I can understand you being accustomed to the old swimming pool. I used to swim laps when I was younger; and I liked the pool in one place better than in the other place.

Do you like the new swimming pool?

I hope everything goes well with the speech-communication group.


It looks nice but I haven’t used it yet.



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15 May 2018, 10:23 am

EzraS wrote:
The only thing I can think of at the moment is to give it time.


I guess that’s all I can do for now. How do you deal with changes?



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15 May 2018, 10:37 am

livingwithautism wrote:
EzraS wrote:
The only thing I can think of at the moment is to give it time.


I guess that’s all I can do for now. How do you deal with changes?


Well in 2014 I moved from Las Vegas where I lived almost my whole life to the Seattle area. So a totally different and new environment and different kind of school structurally. I like this area a lot and I like the school. But I still had anxiety over the over the major change. And I remember I was real grumpy too for some reason even though I was also happy. But eventually it settled in and I became comfortable. But it is still kind of foreign to me.