Cleaning His Room

For a kid with autism, cleaning can be very stressful or anxiety riddled. We had a half day today at school so I thought it would be a good idea to tackle the kids bedroom. I pulled out stuff they had stashed in places it did not belong. Our lovely afternoon was filled with shrieks from Connor as we cleaned up. He did not like having to put stuff away with his sister, who does not know how to just clean. She likes to repeat herself over and over and make weird corky sounds. Also, she knows it bugs Connor if she just sits there and does not clean. It took 3 hrs just to put a few things away. But I made them struggle through it because it is something that needs to be done. After all the crying and screaming, he is happy it is clean. My head hurts but the room is nice!