Robin sits at home, too. He can't go to school, nor can he go to the NSO. At first I thought this was going to be a big problem, but I was pleasantly surprised.

No school, help?

What should you do now if your child suddenly comes home? I was afraid Robin would be completely disrupted. The place would cry together because he can't go to school. No less true. Robin's not going to school well and can focus on the things I'm trying to teach him. The children received textbooks from the teacher and an account with a digital learning platform. I log him in every day and he really wants to do that. So this was a surprise for me.

It is all my fault: '(.

Now, of course, it's not quite a big deal. You can't expect that either. Robin has autism, so the world is different. Especially now. For example, I wanted to buy flour and flour to bake bread for others, where necessary, but this is unfortunately not possible anymore. Explaining this is hard. Robin has the incention to put everything that goes wrong to himself. When we have been in two stores where no ounce of flour or flour can be obtained, he breaks. Crying and terribly sad. The only thing that helps is literally stand still and comfort. That's what I do. When we could continue again we went home. The same applies to a fig tree and an olive tree. Because I wanted to see if there's an olive tree that's not in a sphere. I pick this up again to try to explain to Robin that the world is not about him. That doesn't seem to work out very well, but other things do.

COME HERE!!!!!

We have been strongly instructed to keep distance from each other. I stick to that and I regularly call Robin back so I can keep an eye on him. Robin loves to hollow and run through everything, and if necessary, he pushes himself past everything. I try to explain to him that this is not allowed anymore and he starts to understand the rules very gently. He trusts me in my words and eyes. I trust Robin on my ears. I listen where he is and when necessary I roar his name with the command “Come here”. Normally, I would be worried about what others would think of that right now. Now I don't care. Luckily it is not very busy everywhere, so he can also run. I often have to brace myself to catch a huge attack of cuddly. If I don't, I'm gonna run upside down or hugged upside down. Robin knows no brake. Actually, in no way. When we have bought our plants and they are at home, we can work in the garden. Robin would like to start right away. I say he should wait a minute. Robin loves to be at work in the garden and I also like to see my garden become more beautiful. Just a few more minutes and my front yard is finished. Ready! Ready! Well, then, of course, I have to keep track of it, that's right. Then it's time for the backyard. I also want to do that. I think it would be wise first to put a decent fence. Who knows, I can do that on my own. I do have some tools that I can use creatively. Glue clamps not only hold wood.

I get you very well.

When I look at teaching again, I'm thankful that I know myself so well. Although I don't like to see myself again how I struggled with my concentration as a child. I recognize so much of Robin back that I know where his line is. I'll stop as soon as I can and we'll do something else. Just relax. What I do see is how he tries his best on the letters I give him to learn. This following the TV program of more than 20 years ago. This is on youtube and is freely retrievable. Just play, sit next to it and occasionally pause and write the letter clearly. The writing exercises I bought for him a while ago also come in handy.