learn alot about Luke at the aquarium

Today 4/09/2015 I took Michael 5yrs and Luke 3yrs both to the aquarium as a group with our local playgroup that we go to every friday. This was something new and something that i have never done before with both my autistic children. Yes i had my worry about the new experiences would the boys love it? or hate it?.

But i did what i alway do took my visual cards. Any where new with the boys i alway have my ASD visual aid as back up these card have things like. "Stay with me" "line up" "quite" "no kicking" etc....... the important stuff to know when out in social situations.

We wear ready of course michael and luke had fun going down to stairs to this new place a the beginning they unsure. I start to knowest luke was getting over whelm more than usual hand in his month, quite, not listen full etc........ We keep going and looking around i found a part of the aquarium to sit down out of the way.

But it kinder created a boxed in affect for the boys Michael started to get the needs talking mum mum mum and Luke was getting into is fright mood. You the autism saying for if your kids does the "fright or flight". Michael is my flight kids he hided or run when over whelm but Luke he is my fright kids. So when Luke goes into fright mood the first thing he does is going into attack mood, The target being Michael.

Luke see michael as his big brother and his protector so of course when he over whelm michael should know how to help. Dueing this point people wear already looking at michael and luke and paying a attention i dont know if it was the visual cards that said "look at me".

But as random people do they decide to watch and make not hiding the fact they watching michael and luke attacking each other, crying, laying on the grounded etc...... everything luke need to do to should that he uncomfortable and over whelmed before a meltdown happen luke "triggers".

Normal when this kinder thing happen i would saying something to the people "his autistic", "my boys have autism" but today i say nothing to the people looking at us. I dont know what was different about me today? maybe i just tired of explaning my self to people maybe i dont need to tell these people my boys are different, i dont know these people i will not see them again.

It was a really fun day after the aquarium we when to the park and enjoy hot chips and ice cream. On the way home Michael telling me how much fun he had and what he plan to do once we get home..

Once we got home it was really interesting what happen with Luke with his dad who only has few word that this stage not full talking yet.

So dad "andrew" ask Luke "what did you do today"?