I had to go away with work for 11 days. I was excited when I was chosen to go, but the closer it got, the reality of leaving husband with son was starting to worry me.
School made us a countdown chart to mark off the days until I came home which was so lovely of them.
Our new night time routine involves me going upstairs and he lies on the sofa to chill for a bit. He then comes upstairs and pops into our room to see me before going into his bed.
When I was away, the first few nights he popped into our room and when I wasn’t there he got upset and cried 😥
I emailed home every day and all was ok. They stayed at my parents house for dinner most nights, so they were well looked after! We didn’t Facetime incase it upset him. He was at school every day so his routine was stable while I was away.
When I got home, he saw me at the window and had a HUGE smile! When I went in the house I didn’t make a fuss. He was very shy so I just left him to come to me. When he did, he sat beside me for lots of cuddle time.
I’m never going away for that long again.
Super Autism Mum 