When AJ came home from Russia my husband and I had a list of things we would do and would not do. We also had a very strict schedule for AJ. For AJ this worked best, as he was very hyper-vigilant and anxious about everything. He was overstimulated easily, did not like strangers, (or liked them too much), would not give eye contact, melted down easily, did not have a sleep scheduled due to the time change, and was just an all out wreck.
I remember one morning about two days after coming home I allowed him to run free on …read more