This week Alison is joined again by Huma and Suzana to discuss breaking from normal routines. What are the highs and lows of summer breaks like in your house? Do you stick to your routine? Topics 00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism Moms Podcast, season 2, episode 2: Part 3 – Break From The Norm 00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode 01:00 – When your kids are on break and free from the structure of school they have time feel more free to explorehow they feel. 01:20 – Kids can go into overthinking mode 02:00 – Parents have to be aware when this happens and decide if its appropriate to delve into an emotionalawareness discussion with them 03:00 – Susana talks about meditation 04:40 – When you’re back in your home from a long time away and you’re trying to re-centre yourself and yourfamily – what techniques do you use? 05:20 – Suzana discusses how she tries to practice mindfulness 07:00 – It’s so important that while you are making sure the family is ready for the break, the family is having agood break and then getting the family ready to get back to routine, its important that you find time to energizeyourself too. 08:00 – It’s important to make time for self care, and figure out what that means for you and making it a priority inyour day and accepting that its not a selfish decision, its necessary. Top Tips Let the kids be and explore their own thoughts. It's ok to lie on the sofa and watch Harry Potter. Keep your break flexible. Routines are good but not essential. --- To learn more about Autism, visit: www.learnautism.com To watch this podcast, visit our YouTube Channel. --- Keep in touch with us on Instagram  @chroniclesofautismmomspod Download the Learn Autism app today. If you had our previous paid app installed on your phone, please delete that before downloading the new FREE version.   About Learn Autism As the leading digital Autism resource led by Dr. Stephen Shore, author of Autism for Dummies, who himself is on the Autism spectrum, and our team of OT's (occupational therapists), SLP's (speech language pathologists), behavioral therapists, play therapists, sensory experts, educators, Autism parents and advocates, we are committed to providing diverse perspectives on the common issues that Autism parents, caregivers and educators may encounter.  Learn Autism answers your questions through quick, on-demand video tutorials and downloadable workbooks that can be accessed on any device, when it's convenient to you. Watch our videos and get a deeper understanding of Autism with our multi-language subtitle options. We provide all of this and more at no cost…this resource is absolutely FREE!   Connect with us: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yU49Np Twitter: https://bit.ly/3gluYDA Facebook: https://bit.ly/3s5Oerv LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3yWaOXn Online:  www.LearnAutism.com