Autism Parenting Tip: When One Day Feels Like Forever

We tried something new today. Just one day a week. My kiddo took school transportation home for the first time. And somehow, that one day felt like an eternity in my head. Full soundtrack. Worst-case scenarios. The whole thing. I’ve been driving him for years, so of course my anxiety clocked in early. Is he okay? Is this going to be a whole thing? So I showed up at school as a backup. Just in case. Turns out… I was not needed. He got on transportation. Got home safely. Walked into the house and went straight to his room like this had always been the plan. Meanwhile, I emotionally aged about seven years for no reason. A good reminder that sometimes the thing we’re bracing for turns out to be no big deal at all. So tell me, what’s something you’ve been catastrophizing that might actually be okay once you try it? 💙