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Mar 10 2013

I fu@king hate the time change

I write about this every year because I really truly hate.  Today we are Springing Forward. I’m not opposed to gaining some extra daylight as we make the lush towards warmer months. 

The problem I have is the inevitable disaster that will be facing my kids.

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This always happens because their biological clocks will fight to the death in opposition of the time change and their schedules will be thrown off. 

We see a couple of things happen as a result of either moving the clocks ahead or back.

The first huge problem is bedtime.  They always have a hard time sleeping after the time change. Subsequently  they also have a hard time getting up in the morning.  The boys will also be a bit cranky as well.

Sometimes this transition can be relatively smooth and last only a few days.  However, we have also seen it last a few weeks before as well. 

I know this can be a common problem because every time I write about it, people always share their disdain for the time change also.

How do your kids handle this event? Do they struggle or do they adjust well? If they struggle, what do you don’t help ease the transition? If they don’t struggle, can you please share you friggin secret because I’m going to very likely lose my mind if you don’t.  ;-)


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Nov 07 2012

Screw you time change

I hate the time change.  I hate it with every fiber of my being. Arbitrarily changing the time forward and backwards is not compatible with raising children that have #Autism

In my experience, their bodies don’t adjust easily to the change. 

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In fact, it takes my kids weeks, yes I said weeks, to adjust to the change. During that time, I’ll experience nights like the one I had last night.  The kids will wake up in the middle night and not be able to go back to sleep.

Last night happen to be Elliott’s turn.

I was already sleeping on the couch so that Lizze had a better chance of sleeping.

Elliott came down at like 3am and would go back to sleep.

It’s like that 1 hour change in time, throws them completely out of balance.  Their entire sleep cycle is disrupted and it takes awhile to get things back to an equilibrium.

I understand the purpose of falling back and springing forward but holy shit does it have unintended consequences.  I also pretty sure that whoever had that bright idea in the first place, was not a special needs parent. 

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Mar 16 2012

Friggin’ time change

Every time change presents problems for the Lost and Tired family.  Personally,  I have adjusted to daylight savings time but my kids haven’t.

Typically,  it takes several weeks for them to adjust. 

Their internal clocks are all screwed up,  so they don’t sleep through the night.  At times they either can’t fall asleep or they wake up at some ungodly hour.  Needless to say,  the boys don’t sleep,  we don’t sleep.

We tried things like preparing them for the time change ahead of time but it never seems to make a difference.

We just have to hunker down and wait this one out.  I realize that easier said than done but sometimes this just isn’t much that can be done.

How do your kids handle the time change?

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Mar 14 2012

F*ck you time change

There are few things I dislike more in this world than the time change. I mean,  I personally handle it just fine,  however, my three. Autistic boys don’t

The simple act of moving the clocks ahead by one hour is completely disruptive.  It’s like someone took their world and shook it up like a snow globe. It becomes total chaos for them and subsequently for us as well.

I say this every spring and fall because the time change is like my worst enemy.

I try to bring peace and order to our world and time change seeks to bring confusion and chaos. The confusion and chaos,  typically lasts for a few weeks.  Those few weeks are among the worst of the year.

This may sound dramatic,  but the switch to and from day light savings time is extremely disruptive.  The worst part is that their sleep schedule is thrown off.  This results in very early mornings,  following really late nights. 

When it was decided that this time change would be a good idea,  I assure you,  the creators of this idea didn’t have three Autistic boys. 

As I’m writing this,  Elliott has already been up for well over an hour (4:30 am). Trying to keep him from waking Emmett is not easy and it means that I must remain awake at this most unholy of hours.

This is why,  every single year I climbing to the highest roof of the tallest tower and scream,fuck you time change.

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Nov 08 2011

Screw you time change

I don’t know how many of you out there are experiencing the same problem but my kids really have a rough time with the the whole time change thing. I understand the principle behind the time change but I have sneaking suspicion that whoever came up with the idea did not have an Autistic child.

I hate the time change. It throws chaos in to the Lost and Tired family’s otherwise, well oiled machine. Alright, that was sarcasm, but seriously, the time change just sucks.

While my kids don’t necessarily understand the concept,  they do feel the change and it disrupts their routine.

It’s like their internal clocks just won’t adjust to the difference. Their bodies are telling them that it’s 5pm and time to have dinner but the clock tells them it’s only 4pm.

Bedtime and waking up in the morning is also a challenge for us as well.

Simply put, anything that’s scheduled to happen at a certain time, meals, school, therapy, bedtime ect, is all thrown off. Last year it took Gavin and Emmett weeks to adjust to the change.

So, time change, I feel that the obligatory, screw you, is called for here. Thank you for once again, disrupting our delicate balance and confusing the heck out of my kids. :-P

How do your kids adjust to the time change? Do you find it a challenge or do they adjust pretty well?

Any tricks or advice you would like to share with the rest of the class? I, for one, could definitely use it. :-)

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